6 Biggest Megalodon Enemies Ever Existed

6 Biggest Megalodon Enemies Ever Existed

This large predator was unknown until geologists found an almost complete zygophysetter skeleton in 2016 on the shores of southern Italy. It is also referred to as a killer sperm whale because of its strong similarities in size to the killer whale and its close relationship to the sperm whale. Zygophysetter lived in the late miocene period some 11-7 million years ago, and crews the Mediterranean region from fossil records. Paleontologists have gathered that zygophysetter grew to be 20 feet long, had an asymmetrical Cranium which is commonly associated with high frequency sound production and echolocation, and used its echolocation to find and hunt large prey. Their teeth could range from 6-10 inches in size and they had 14 teeth in their lower jaw and 13 on top - since their teeth were large and they had full jaw functionality it's likely that they fed on large fish, Dolphins, small whales, cephalopods such as squids and octopuses. Their lethal bite would have been their best chance against Megalodon.

six of Megalodons most vicious enemies

Megalodon was the biggest and baddest

shark of the ocean 23 million years ago

it could grow up to 60 feet and its jaw

bite was stronger than a T-Rex's it was

a force to be reckoned with eating other

sharks whales and dolphins for breakfast

so you might think that there was

nothing that could stop it but even this

massive shark had enemies and their

fights could be lethal

think of a T-Rex versus Godzilla

way out in the middle of the ocean

wearing life vests duking it out and you

get the picture

well maybe not life vests those are from

The Flintstones period

these six enemies of Megalodon that

could certainly give it a run for its

money well they didn't have money then

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counting down from number six

cetotherium

okay so they've given me a bunch of

these Big Ten Dollar long Latin words to

try to say let's just count up how much

I can earn here okay

pseudotherium was a baleen whale from

the cetotherydi family it lived in the

mid-mio scene period to the early

pliocene period and grew up to 15 feet

fossil records have revealed that

cytotherium would be Megalodon's top

Target

Megalodon would be massive compared to

cedarthurium but cetertherium had a few

tricks up its sleeve the very first

whales had pointed teeth for catching

and killing other sea animals later on

cedarium evolved and developed baleen a

strong but flexible material made of

keratin which caught small organisms and

worked as a strainer as it fit the small

organisms would have been caught in

large enough quantities to keep

pseudotherium satisfied this would keep

Seed eatherium close to the surface and

away from Megalodon but when

cetertherium was spotted by Megalodon

there was no Escape Megalodon would dive

down to look up at its prey and then it

would Ram see the thorium at high speed

damaging vertebrae in the process

cytotherium would be too stunned to be

able to escape and all's whale that ends

well

number five

zygophysetter verily this large Predator

was unknown until geologists found an

almost complete zygophysetter skeleton

in 2016 on the shores of southern Italy

it's also referred to as a killer sperm

whale because of its strong similarities

in size to the killer whale and its

close relationship to the sperm whale

zygophysetter lived in the late miocene

period some 11 to 7 million years ago

and it Crews the Mediterranean region

from fossil records paleontologists have

gathered that zygophysatter grew to be

20 feet long it had an asymmetrical

Cranium which is commonly associated

with high frequency sound production and

echolocation

zygophysetter used its echolocation to

find and Hunt large prey their teeth

could range from 6 to 10 inches and they

had 14 teeth in their lower jaw and 13

on top since their teeth were large and

they had full jaw functionality it's

likely that they fed on large fish

Dolphins small whales and cephalopods

such as squids and octopuses its lethal

bite would have been its best chance

against Megalodon

number four aloe Phi center now all of I

Setter was a predatory whale very

similar to modern day sperm whales sperm

whales are the largest predators and the

largest tooth whales today aloe

physetter lived in the myocene period

back then the country of Panama was

underwater and many species crossed from

the east coast of North America to the

West Coast through a passageway the

passageway called the Central American

Seaway was also a favorite travel spot

for Megalodon

follow fly Setters reached a length of

20 feet and weighed about 2 400 pounds

with these specifications anyone can see

that Megalodon was much larger but aloe

Phi Setters would swim in groups to

repel attacks by giant beasts like

Megalodon in the hope of being protected

by the gore

number three oh my brigmo Phi setter

shigensis

was a highly predatory sperm whale the

only known fossil is a nearly complete

skeleton that is dated at 14 to 15

million years old

from it paleontologists gathered that

brigmo Phi Setter was 23 feet long like

zygophy Center brigmo feisetter also had

teeth in its upper and lower Jaws these

powerful jaws and their size set them at

the top of the food chain and they roam

near the coast of Japan like sperm

whales it had a spermaceti organ which

gave it the ability to use echolocation

to find and identify prey megalodons

traveled all the way around the world as

evidenced by the location of their

fossils megalodons and brigmo Phi

Setters swam the oceans at the same time

the miocene period rigmo Phi Setter was

a predator to fish squid and other small

whales but its role could switch from

Predator to prey when it faced Megalodon

number two ramaphosuchus

now rampha suches is one of the largest

known crocodiles ever to roam Earth the

world wouldn't even be aware of the

existence of Rafa Sanchez if it wasn't

for the discovery of incomplete sets of

fossils that are mostly teeth and skulls

ramaphosuchus is estimated to have been

26 to 36 feet long it inhabited the

Indian subcontinent and like Megalodon

it lived in the myocene period it's a

relative of the modern false gauriel a

native of Peninsular Malaysia like the

false Aria It is believed to have had a

longer and thinner snout compared to

other crocodiles it also had multiple

teeth to capture its prey Theory

suggests that ramphosuchus fed on fish

and on occasion much larger prey rampha

such as was such an excellent swimmer

thanks to its strong and long tail given

its massive size it would go into rivers

and oceans to try to find enough food to

sustain it this is where it was likely

to have occasionally encountered

Megalodon ran for suchets and megalodon

would have fought over the same food

given that ranfas such as had such a

long and strong bite it would have been

a big Challenger to Megalodon

number one livyaten Melville

you might know this Whale by the name

Leviathan soon after researchers

discovered liviaten's fossils and

assigned it the name Leviathan they

realized that the name had already been

taken by a mastodon a century earlier

this caused the switch to the Hebrew

spelling of liviaten now livyaten and

megalodon were two of the most

terrifying creatures to roam the oceans

and both live during the miocene period

liviaten was a whale that was 60 feet

long and weighed up to 50 tons its

largest teeth were up to 14 inches long

theory about leviaten's method of

hunting is that it was very similar to

megalodons it would dive deep and

headbutt its prey at fast speeds and its

Target would be other whales Megalodon

and liviotten competed for the same food

and fought over Turf they both preferred

to feed on Baleen whales like

ceterthurium which we mentioned earlier

livyaten had the longest tea but

Megalodon had the strongest bite they

were both of a similar size and weight

and had plenty of reasons to fight each

other so who do you think would win in a

fight it's unclear if these two beasts

actually targeted each other but it is

likely that they butted heads over food

regardless of whether these Predators

could win a battle against megalodon or

not their existence put a big dent in

Megalodon's lifespan Megalodon was of

such a massive size that it needed over

2500 pounds of food a day research

suggests that the increase in

competition for food from other

predators and the lack of prey might

have been a strong factor in Megalodon's

Extinction

so who do you think would win a fight

between livyaten and megalodon do you

think any of these Predators could have

taken down Megalodon tell us your

opinion in the comments oh and give us

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