Megalodon Essays

In New Smyrna Beach, Florida there are three scientist, Jack, Emma, and Me that are about to find the Megalodon (I do not know if this will be my starting sentence). “Jack and Emma lets go get the boat it I just got a text saying it’s ready,” “ok,” Jack and Emma said. We got the boat and some crew members to help around the boat. We are heading east in the Atlantic Ocean about two miles out from shore. “Hey Jack start throwing the fish in the water and get the seal in the water,” I said. Emma

multiple great whites. Sounds like a fictional nightmare? Wrong, the megalodon fits this description and might be alive today. Without Question, the megalodon is a very well adapted creature that was one of the mightiest animals in existence. The actual name of the shark is Carcharocles Megalodon. Carcharocles means famed for jaggedness and Megalodon means big tooth (fossilguy.com). One reason for this is the megalodon

sharks had saw-like teeth. Megalodon was the biggest shark to ever live. Orthacanthus sharks had a distinctive shark on their heads. Otodus sharks had huge, sharp teeth. Ptychodus sharks were large in size and had thousands of flat teeth. Squalicorax had a moderate size and sharp triangular shaped teeth. Male Stethacanthus sharks have an ironing board shape on their backs. Xenacanthus sharks had spikes on their heads” (The Evolution of Sharks, from Stethacanthus to Megalodon “400 Million Years of sharks”)

Swift, strong, stealthy, and fascinating, sharks are marvelous fish. They are well known for their incredible sharp teeth, and vicious behavior. Sharks are extremely unique and an essential part of the ocean and sea ecosystem. There are over five hundred different types of sharks living in the world. Sharks can be divided into two main groups, large and small. The large sharks hunt for food so they are fast and agile. The small sharks usually hide in the ocean floor to catch prey and hide from

The hammerhead sharks are excellent predators that belong to the order Carcharhiniformes and family Sphyrnidae. Members of this family of sharks have unique head structures that extends to form a hammer-shaped (T-Shaped) cephalofoil that have different functions including sensing, water maneuvering, and manipulating prey. This family has two genera; Eusphyra and Sphyrna. Hammerheads are distant relatives of the mid-Tertiary period carcharhinid sharks. Today, species of the hammerhead include Eusphyra

The Mako shark is a shark that can swim about 60 mph,So if you encounter one there's no outrunning it.The Mako shark is the fastest shark in the ocean. In this essay I will provide information on the Mako shark. I will provide info on what makes it special,where it lives,what it eats. First,What makes the mako shark so special The Mako shark is the fastest shark in the ocean because of its long tail and thin body. Interesting fact,the long finned mako shark’s tail is longer than its body. It swims

Introduction On this planet there are a handful of species that are at the top of the food chain, but which species are really at the top? Sharks and human beings both exist at the top of the food chain but both species of mammals find it difficult to coexist, more specifically in a hostile aquatic environment. Humans are known for hunting sharks in parts of the world like China, they are known for hunting for their fins and their meat and also sharks being carnivores with hunting and violence in

Mako Sharks are unique animals, they are the fastest shark species we know of. Mako sharks have special characteristics to survive on their own. Their habitat is very diverse in all central oceans. They have adaptations to be able to respond to their surroundings quickly. The Mako shark species is about to go endangered and we need to protect them. Mako shark 's body is shaped to swim fast. They have a long slim body to allow the mako shark to swim up to 40 mile per hour(Sharks World, 2015). Their

Human impacts on Kelp forests could create an absolute advantage in the kelp community. These men and women work, to filter these kelp ranges. They are located near the eastern Pacific. Kelp is a brown color probably due to lack of oxygen or chemicals within biological chromosomes. in some point between our currents, the kelp can stick to your boat. Going fishing with kelp may be complexed hobby. Rock fish are actively seen in these environments; rock fish can blend with the dirt below. Making them

Introduction The Pacific viperfish or if you want to use its scientific name it would be Chauliodus macouni. It is a predatory fish that lives in the abyssal depths of the deep sea. It is a very ferocious creature of the deep. Humans don't have to worry about them because they can't get to us because they need to stay in the deep abyss to stay alive where the pressure is just right for them. There are 9 known species of viperfish known and the most common one is the sloanes viperfish but the one

Shark Wars EJ ALTBACKER Did you know even under water there is a war going on, not by humans but by sharks. It is not all peace in Shark Wars written by Ej Altbacker. Shark Wars is about a reef shark named grey who causes trouble in his hometown. Eventually he will get banished and has to survive on his own. He ends up wandering into a different species of sharks territory looking for food. He has to help them fight in a war in order to get food and a shelter. An adventurous characters, off-this-world

Atlantic Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Introduction: The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a pelagic and schooling fish that is also known as the northern bluefin tuna, giant bluefin tuna. The species is the largest member of the Scombridae family and one of the largest bony fishes. Bluefin tunas are known to swim long distances and usually at high speed of up to about 1.5 knots and can also dive as deep as about 900 meters. The average lifespan of bluefin tunas is 15-30 years with up to

Research Question: What is the relationship between shark feeding behavior and shark humans attacks, and what are the effect of overexploitation in shark populations? Hypotheses: If sharks have low visibility, they can confound for a fish a man’s foot or calf. If fishing behavior increase, it will be a decline in shark population. There is a significant difference between cruising swimming and filter feeding speeds of basking sharks. Experimental design: • Cruising swimming speeds and filter-feeding

All is quiet in the beautiful ocean then you hear a scream then you look out into the ocean and the only thing you could see was a shark tail. Older Than Dinosaurs? Sharks have lived on the earth longer than you think for example, over three hundred years ago sharks roamed in waters, that is one hundred million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth! Some of the sharks that roamed long ago don’t roam today, on the other hand a handful of the sharks that lived then

Shark finning is the practice whereby the fins of the sharks are sliced off and their remaining bodies are then thrown back to the ocean where the sharks would experience a slow agonising death; either the sharks would starve to death or would be slowly eaten by other predators. Millions of sharks are killed each year for their fins, which is only 5% of their whole body weight. These fins would then be transported globally just to satisfy the demand of the shark fin soup. As of late, there is an

Abstract The word ‘shark’ is one of the few words that when heard can strike a person with fear, yet at the same time awe. Sharks are creatures that have evolved over 400 million years to become the ocean’s top predators, and to obtain physical perfection for survival in the worlds waters. If you ask someone what they think of a shark, the common reaction is negative. It’s not surprising though, really, considering the medias view on them, and the way they are portrayed in todays society. Pollution

The Hammerhead shark is a fascinating creature, who are not like most other Sharks in the ocean. Ever wondered why their head is shaped weird? What is the purpose of it? How long do they migrate for? Description The Hammerhead shark is a long, odd looking animal. on average, they 11.5 feet long, and weigh about 1,000 pounds. The odd shaped head they have is called a cephalofoil, and it allows for 360o vision. The Hammerhead shark has very different physical features from most other sharks

The Great Hammerhead Shark has many physical attributions that make the species unique to other sharks. Perhaps its most well-known anatomical feature, the flat and t-shaped cephalophoil, aids the Great Hammerhead in catching prey. Ampullae of Lorenzini on the hammer-shaped head sense hidden prey, which especially benefits the hunting of stingrays. The variations within the cephalophoils differentiate hammerheads from each other. In addition, wide-set eyes give The Great Hammerhead shark a greater

marine animal I’m researching is The Great White Shark. They are also known as, White Death and White Pointer. Great White Sharks are located off the coast of California, Australia, South Africa and the northern United States. Other continents and countries call them Tommy Sharks, Blue Pointer, Uptail, Maneater, etc. Great White Sharks are mostly infested in the USA and Australia and have caused 188 deaths in total. Florida and California have suffered more fatal attacks with 831 total and recorded

Karan Nair Block 2 October 28, 2015 News and Views The shark genus species Pseudomegachasma has been discovered from the prehistoric dinosaur times many years ago. The Pseudomegachasma has a massive mouth and has several sets of teeth. It has been said, according to author Jennifer Viegas, “shark lineage first emerged in a shallow-water environment in Russia before later migrating to the North American Western Interior Seaway that once split North America into two land masses.” (Jennifer Viegas