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Why did Megalodon go extinct?

Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento · TED

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About

20 million years ago, the ocean housed a creature so colossal that its stomach could reach volumes of almost 10,000 liters— big enough to fit an entire orca. It was the megalodon, the biggest shark to ever live. So, what was it like when megalodon ruled the seas? And what brought this formidable predator to extinction? Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento investigate. [Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu, WORKPLAYWORK].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Earth and environment, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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