# Why did Megalodon go extinct?

- 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](https://www.ted.com/talks/jack_cooper_and_catalina_pimiento_why_did_megalodon_go_extinct)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Cem Misirlioglu, WORKPLAYWORK\].

## Lectures

1. [Why did Megalodon go extinct?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jack_cooper_and_catalina_pimiento_why_did_megalodon_go_extinct/f20c0f0f32e1), 6 min (TED's player)