10 Interesting Facts about the MEGALODON

Megalodon was a massive shark that roamed the world's oceans during the neogene. In this video, we will be going over ten interesting facts about the megalodon all based on the most up to date science available!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Discovery
2:00 Range
2:38 Evolution
4:16 Size
4:49 Teeth
5:47 Bite Force
6:16 Diet
7:50 Megalodon vs. Livyatan
9:08 Nurseries @Ben G Thomas
10:00 Extinction
12:08 Outro and End Credits
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[@NaturesCompendium]

Hello everybody! I'm beyond grateful for all the support I've been shown up until now. I mainly took my time on this video because Otodus megalodon is a personal favorite of mine and I wanted to make sure all the information I presented here was as up to date and accurate as possible. Furthermore, a lot of what went into the making of this video will help speed up the production of the next couple of projects, allowing me to upload more consistently. Lastly, I will be launching the Patreon later this year, and will give more information as to what to expect . With that all said and done, I hope you guys enjoy today's video! Let me know what your favorite fact was in the comment below and if you learned something new today. :D

[@pietodaface7878]

Nature's Compendium nice

[@devonsimpson2280]

Hi

[@brandonshmandon1799]

Learned about a lot new species of marine life that I’d never heard of before.

[@shafqatishan437]

I want to point out that there was no evidence found which would suggest Livyatan was a social animal. In fact it was more likely that they were solitary like modern sperm whales. Also Megalodon did not possess a greater bite force than Livayatan. Livyatan's teeth and jaws were more capable for delivering a more devastating crushing bite. A study suggested that today's Orcas bite force is 6 to 8 times greater than that of a great white shark.

[@bkjeong4302]

The idea orcas use tonic immobility against great whites is debatable due to this being seen in only one instance: in the other (relatively few) cases of orcas killing great whites, the attacks were not observed, or the orcas never used this tactic. So there is no basis for Livyatan using this strategy. It should also be noted that orcas are much larger than great white sharks, and that cetaceans generally need a major size advantage at the individual level to kill or even badly injure a shark, something Livyatan doesn’t have here.

[@petrfedor1851]

Megalodon: go extinct. Baleen whales: *Stonks*

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

I love it.

[@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372]

Not funny. Did not laugh

[@plant5875]

@@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372 Ok what will you laugh at? Megalodon: Goes extinct Baleen whales: fool. absolutely moron. i will now take over your niche. megalobitch

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Orca: Hello There >:D

[@silvertheelf]

@@plant5875 his name kinda explains it all, he just is to sad to laugh.

[@HoundofOdin]

The number one fact people need to remember about megalodon is that it is in fact _actually extinct._

[@alexarnold4721]

Whaaaaat. You don't know that. I mean anything can be lurking down in the deepest parts of the ocean ; )

[@maain9474]

Alex Arnold no

[@Jojozilla426]

@@alexarnold4721 no

[@teamninjabug8287]

I'm pretty sure that Alex was being sarcastic.

[@Jojozilla426]

@@teamninjabug8287 yh I know it just felt right

[@Googledeservestodie]

Imagine being an aquatic super-predator that goes extinct *Crocodilian Gang*

[@Shaun_Jones]

All surviving crocodilians are semi-aquatic, so that doesn’t work

[@Jojozilla426]

@@Shaun_Jones still an aquatic predator though since all modern crocodilians hunt in the water, in the same way you could also call a polar bear or seal an aquatic predator

[@shockal7269]

@@Shaun_Jones At least they didn't go extinct like the inferior megalodon did *reptile noises*

[@mohammedkhaled7867]

@@shockal7269 and at least we dont get killed by pigeons SHARK GANG

[@supersharkboiii1449]

@@mohammedkhaled7867 at least we dont get killed by anything and die in less than a day *MAYFLY GANG*

[@minecraftia7626]

Megalodon: becomes extinct Baleen Whales: _This isn't even my final form!_

[@heitorsouzademoura7747]

Omg

[@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372]

Baleen whales: time to put on weight lmfao

[@oldrabbit8290]

you know the sea is dangerous af when a 3 meters shark needs a nursery ground..

[@Rio_SenpaiYT]

(•‿•) xd

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

Megalodon: I don’t want to fight LOL Leviathan: Understandable! have a nice Day

[@atemporalz]

@Godz but whales are not fish?

[@Procrastinater]

@Godz We don't know if Livy had echolocation, but it is a fair guess, we don't even know if it looked like a sperm whale or not. As for size, Meg outclassed it heavily, with current size estimates placing them at 20m, and that's not even for a max sized individual, whereas Livy is 13-17 meters. As for weight, Meg would have outweighed it by a factor of x2 or more. A 20m Meg is pushing 100 tons. Unless more is know about Livy, it was severly outclassed by the Meg, which showed since Meg outlived it by what? 10 million years or so?

[@jotarokujo2828]

Question: is a megaladon bigger than a Tyrannosaurus?

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

@@jotarokujo2828 its Bigger than a T-Rex

[@Procrastinater]

@@jotarokujo2828 Yes. T-rex were between 40 and 45 ft at most, 8-16 tons at most. Megalodon at this time is thought to be 18-24 meters (20m) and 60-100 tons.

[@mmasud5240]

“Thicker with two c’s” what a legend

[@skatzve]

You’re a towel.

[@aubreem9936]

yeah you’re a towel

[@NaturesCompendium]

No YOU'RE a towel 😤

[@skatzve]

NUH UH YOURE A TOWEL

[@aubreem9936]

soggy towels smh 💀

[@pauls5745]

I like how you mentioned that megalodon during a time of climate change was in the midst of competition for role of apex predator as Carcarodon was coming on the scene. The great white and those of similar clades were likely more mobile, able to reproduce quicker and definitely needed less food, being smaller. marine mammals probably could escape megalodon more easily than they could smaller sharks. I think there was not just one major cause of their passing. A whole slew of changes around 40 - 3.5 MYA

[@robinsonray6766]

gws were smaller back then. rats didn't outcompete trex they simply filled the vacant niche.

[@DogFoxHybrid]

7:25 I don't believe modern baleen whales can echolocate either - only toothed whales have that ability because they have a melon.

[@NaturesCompendium]

YOU"RE RIGHT!!! I can't believe I missed that. I will definitely address this mistake in my next project on the evolution of baleen whales

[@epauletshark3793]

Do they have a watermelon? Or is it cantaloupe?

[@soniyaislam6628]

@@epauletshark3793 it’s something in the head of a toothed whale’s head

[@alleredetagetafmig]

@@epauletshark3793 i'd assume they have watermelon since they live in the water

[@alexarnold4721]

Thank god for Ben G Thomas. I never would have found this gem of a channel without his shark week announcement.

[@heitorsouzademoura7747]

Idem

[@diegorodriguesdesouza7389]

"[...] extiction rate 33% percent higher than the rest of the cenozoic" Laughs in human

[@pineaplecatcat8581]

8:55 can we just appreciate this moment XD

[@naturebrothers1844]

Megladon was one mighty fish, I wonder if they looked more like a great white, a bulker mako shark, tiger shark or something else I also have a suggestion for an episode, the entelodonts, Australopithecus or the evolution of life on Earth

[@battlechampion47]

Great whites for sure, vertebral morphology and dental homologyes, with the same global distribution and the same ecological niche, they surely were alike.

[@Kevin-hx2ky]

If you want sand tiger meg then you must support the idea that they weren't pelagic predators slam-dunking whales

[@pen1505]

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[@jasonvoorhees5180]

I’d wager they hand an appearance similar to the one in this video. With the dark blue (or is it black?) and white countershading with a more rounded snout and larger caudal fins.

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

Definitely the first. Isn't it obvious enough?

[@daryanasaurus9785]

6:06 That t.rex in the right is amazing looking design.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thank you! I had time getting him right haha

[@GeorgeTheDinoGuy]

This video is so good! Modern paleo animation KZbinrs have someone to look up too!

[@moustachepig43]

Nice TierZoo reference

[@derpyderdederp8043]

kurzgesagt and a tier zoo reference huh, i love this channel

[@orcawithdrip827]

I’d like to point out that there’s only 2 orca ecotypes that hunt sharks: Norwegian and offshore orcas. Their teeth are also worn smooth to the gumline due to the shark’s rough skin.

[@beastmaster0934]

Same with orcas that eat things like seals and sea lions, they’re teeth get worn down faster compared to those that eat mainly fish.

[@dirandrous7682]

You've had a long hiatus my dude. I've been here since your JWFK Carnotaurus analysis video.

[@edenli6421]

Link? I can’t find it.

[@hrishikeshnair586]

Beautifully done as usual! This was a huge improvement, love the bit with Livyatan.

[@paleoph6168]

2:14 Megalodon teeth have also been found in the Philippines, namely in Bohol, Cagayan, Cebu, Samar (one tooth in a cave), and Pangasinan.

[@phantomrandom5796]

Can we appreciate the sounds used for the protowhales as well? Love that!

[@Sharkman4569]

Great video on Megalodon this is probably the most accurate video on the meg I have ever seen

[@phantomrandom5796]

NC: 8:30 *TierZoo has entered the chat*

[@mlekoguy1119]

Understandable have a great day

[@oliviasvanity]

I really love the animations you do - I had never heard the details of how the teeth of Megalodon and the great white were actually different so I learned something new today!

[@HungrySharkGamerthesharkojira]

Megalodon: *exists* Global cooling: I’ll change that

[@dubbixdub4376]

Your animation and edits are *GOD TIER*

[@DinopTheDino]

"Return of the *sea* King" (So glad to see you back, hope you're well) Enjoyed learning new terms (cosmopolitan evolution) with modern day comparisons (orcas), and of course the memes were perfectly placed

[@The_PokeSaurus]

The Megalodon's new design here is amazing.

[@ioannissitaras2202]

One of the best video of megalodon I ve ever seen and I am a huge nerd on megalodon and sharks. Please do more of this.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thank you! And I'll try my best :D

[@meremsolomon4744]

@@NaturesCompendium I hope someday that you would do a special coverage video of extinct toothed whales.

[@severini8153]

Great Video! the shifting crumpled-paper-background felt a bit straining to my eyes though. Loved the Hommage on tierzoo.

[@Goregreet]

Another hidden gem channel added to my collection Thanks for the content brother!

[@todotodorokiroki8380]

8:28 That look like TierZoo

[@SaintBroken]

The artwork is gorgeous! Glad that you're back!

[@andreyleonel255]

By fact, Megalodon teeth were very thicc Note: The double-C is very important

[@lordshotgun7168]

thicc shark

[@hectoralvarezrodriguez7045]

Amazing videos, love the style and the animations, miss the how scientifically accurate are the jurassic world creatures. Support to the channel, you´re great!

[@YouTubeUser-qx8ki]

Your channel is SO underrated !

[@sebastianaquino7454]

So i founded this channel about 8 months ago, but there were no new videos. Glad to see its back again!

[@NaturesCompendium]

I'm definitely glad to be back :) Took time to finish college and get adjusted to my new grad program but now everythings back in order 😁

[@tejos5798]

You're finally back! this video is awesome keep it up my dude

[@macwelch8599]

I’ve been waiting for a new video from this channel for so long

[@alexone-420]

Educational videos? Check Cool animations? Check Very nice way of explaining the content? Check Memes? Check Oh man, you have a new subscriber!

[@RamenFaces]

Lmao the Pokemon battle was hilarious!

[@awesomeproductions7755]

Hey, welcome back, dude! Any thoughts on the upcoming species replacements coming to Prehistoric Kingdom?

[@awesomeproductions7755]

Apparently, it's gonna be: Nothronychus to Deinocheirus Sauropelta to Scelidosaurus Tenontosaurus to Muttaburrasaurus Thescelosaurus to a currently unknown animal And one more mysterious new addition.

[@NaturesCompendium]

I'm more excited for how the modular building is shaping up. What they have so far pretty much fixes all the issues I have had with planet zoos modular building system

[@spinoguy9775]

Wait wait wait wait wait wait ... replacements ? How and When this appended ?!? First they get rid of Denonychus and now a bunch of species get replace ? I mean I didn’t mind some new faces but I hope they return at some point ...

[@quinion5535]

So are they just gonna throw the already prepared models away?

[@bluefinmanta5373]

@@quinion5535 The Prehistoric Kingdom team has been upping the quality of the game's art assets; apparently updating the aforementioned animals would've taken the same amount of effort as creating whole new creatures, so the team decided it would be more worthwhile to replace them with species they considered more unique and/or interesting. Their argument seams reasonable, though I personally would have kept Nothronychus and instead cut Torvosaurus, Argentinosaurus, or even Acrocanthosaurus. And for the record, *none* of the replacement species have been confirmed. I think people might be reading a little too hard into what were likely meant to be placeholder images (if not deliberate red herrings). I'm particularly adamant that Deinocheirus will not be Nothronychus' replacement for a number of reasons.

[@bruisedbooty438]

This is such a beautiful video, thank you for how much animation and editing you put into this ❤️

[@kylethedestroyer1117]

I fell asleep 2 hours before you uploaded i was late fir my favorate animal

[@drterraminator2651]

What is the name of the gigant double billed swordfish?

[@NaturesCompendium]

Xiphiorhynchus!

[@spinoguy9775]

This was a long one coming ... love this kinda of video, I hope future one will be a little more focus like the Mosasaurus one but that’s just a nitpic ... Great work 👍🏻😊

[@torricoarksha833]

Megalodon And other prehistoric sharks are really fascinating creatures

[@couldntthinkofayoutubename6498]

2:36 nice t-shirt, im excited for the game also Edit: AND your a tier zoo fan, nice

[@puddlespuddles5208]

Yess! You are back! Can't wait for more vids from you. Great job as usual!

[@BorderWise12]

Woooooo! New upload, I've been looking forward to this! :D

[@Chadrosaurus]

This needs more attention

[@vjbele]

Please make more videos! You make really good content and the information you put out is extremely fascinating

[@cesaralcaraz819]

Please don't stop making videos your vids are gold

[@OTGT26]

This content is so well made

[@edtanio549]

Wow ... I added my own imagination while watching this ... just like reading book for bedtime stories ...

[@jaimibingley6056]

I love the way they show the Megalodon on Jurassic Fight Club because I happen to have Jurassic Fight Club on DVD.

[@violet201]

“NaNi?” lmao

[@zooemperor3954]

Megalodon and Livyatan: Great whites and Orcas relationship in a nutshell

[@bkjeong4302]

Not even close. Orcas have a massive size advantage over great whites, but Livyatan was the same size as megalodon.

[@zooemperor3954]

@@bkjeong4302 yeah but what about behaviorally? Modern orcas and sperm whales live in large matriarchal matrilineal pods. White sharks are primarily solitary although dominance and social hierarchies based on age and size has been well studied and documented as well, but not pack hunting for the most part. Ergo, Livyatan would still win especially if they had numbers on their side.

[@AlotOfKarma]

We currently don’t know about Livyatans behavior patterns.

[@lordshotgun7168]

Orcas are not whales.

[@cjejay8083]

@@zooemperor3954 no livyatan loses you stupid livyatan fan

[@JetConvoy]

Awesome video I had never heard of your channel before. Hope you make more videos!

[@jordanjensen2514]

This was awesome, im happy to see another one of your videos.

[@PaleozoicProductions]

Yo, you uploaded. Nice. Great video so far

[@lordrhino7026]

Long have I waited, for NC to return.

[@dinomation]

Thus is extremely well edited and is very educational. Great video. Also are you going to make a videos about animals outside of the ocean?

[@NaturesCompendium]

Does Spinosaurus count? Cuz he's next

[@dinomation]

Nature's Compendium I see spinosaurus as kind of both aquatic and land so it's like a transition into land creatures. I'm excited for any video you make.

[@martink9701]

This was worth the wait great job man

[@transnewt]

the battle of livyaten and megalodon all depends on who is where. if big boi shak is below, it is in a favorable position. megalodan most likely preffered an attack from below, like whites. however, in a head on head, it woudnt be unreasonable to bet your lifes savings on the battle cachalot. itd probably be an even fight, so they likely participated in niche partitioning or simply lived in different parts of the ocean. maybe livyaten preyed primarily on sharks? maybe it hunted in colder waters than megalodon.

[@bkjeong4302]

The two coexisted. Also it’s not true that great whites rely on a vertical sneak attack-they most often come in at a more diagonal angle, and are capable of extended tail chases if necessary. Also note that cetaceans haven’t been recorded killing sharks their own mass (even in groups), though with Livyatan being far more formidable than any living cetacean this might not be a good comparison.

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

Megalodon has company a Giant Prehistoric Whale the Leviathan

[@bumbahakunamatata7846]

I am so glad to have found this channel!

[@couldntthinkofayoutubename6498]

I love this art style so much

[@izzyxblades]

Loved this video! More people need to watch this!

[@alexallen9640]

Cool video and happy Shark Week 🙂👍🦈

[@chaosinc.382]

I love the animations accompanying the info! Great video ❤

[@NaturesCompendium]

Glad you like them!

[@TheGolem105]

YESS YOUR BACK!!! YOUR VIDEOS ARE SO GOOD THANK YOU!,!,!!

[@phanerozoicwild2281]

Oh this is tooo beautiful. I hope to do videos like this in the future but with eagles. And I saw a really noice prehistoric kingdom shirt...this video could play on a screen in the game.

[@im_the_end]

megalodon : exticnct great white shark ancestors: happy dance

[@uhgeneticslab2002]

Goodness, this is so good! Great job!

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thank you!! :D

[@atogon_art]

What a great video this was!

[@ragnarr7968]

Megalodon: Goes extinct by climate change Other Sharks: Haha what a fool! That would never happen to us! Humans: Allow us to introduce ourselves

[@lhamaseveramenteirritada9760]

8:28 I really like this reference

[@cesaralcaraz819]

I think you should explain the geologic time so that people don't get confused whenever they hear you say words like Cenozoic, Paleogene, Miocene, or Cretaceous.

[@hadhad69]

Great video info & animation! Cheers

[@animeyahallo3887]

As a weeb, I agree with Megalodon VS Leviathan fight is one of the best anime fight scenes.

[@jorgerangel2390]

Glad you’re back

[@redpower6956]

Amazing video. Keep up the good work.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thanks a ton!

[@travisbicklejr]

This is a fantastic video!

[@philipburgess9097]

Sick video! Keep it up man :)

[@NaturesCompendium]

Thanks G :D

[@shafqatishan437]

I want to point out that there was no evidence found which would suggest Livyatan was a social animal. In fact it was more likely that they were solitary like modern sperm whales. Also Megalodon did not possess a greater bite force than Livayatan. Livyatan's teeth and jaws were more capable for delivering a more devastating crushing bite. A study suggested that today's Orcas bite force is 6 to 8 times greater than that of a great white shark.

[@meremsolomon4744]

That's really interesting. I never think that Orca / Killer Whale would have stronger bite force than average Great White Shark.

[@meremsolomon4744]

But seeing how large and thick Lyviathan's teeth are, it's safe to assume that its bite force is stronger than the likes of Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's just that Meg can open its jaw wider than Lyvi.

[@lordshotgun7168]

An orca's bite is 19k psi, 4 times greater, not 6.

[@AlotOfKarma]

Livyatan does not have a estimated bite force, so you cant say that megalodon doesnt have a stronger bite force, and orcas bite forces have never be measured..

[@chancegivens9390]

This was fantastic I truly learned alot.

[@depressedgojisaurusrexandc5372]

I wish basilosaurs were renamed “Basilocetes” to avoid confusion

[@lordshotgun7168]

Its full name is Basilosaurus cetoides. "Cetoides" already means "whale".

[@Xaiff]

Antarctica always missing all the fun

[@heitorsouzademoura7747]

Sad Antártica noises

[@matiasvargas532]

love the design!! you included an Odobenocetops and a Thalassocnus skull, right??

[@NaturesCompendium]

Bingo!!! (Thalassocnus natans specifically :D )

[@matiasvargas532]

@@NaturesCompendium great!!

[@Fede_99]

As I expected, I liked this video a lot

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[@grahamjones6106]

Good video, I like the way it shows the Megalodons teeth to be far thicker more robust than the Great whites teeth. Ive watched and read lots of stuff about the Megalodons. A Paelientolagist in the USA has found many fossilised bones belonging to large whales, including the humpback. His findings suggest that the reason for density of the Megalodons teeth is because of the sheer force of impact during the first attack by the shark. This must have been quite late in the Megalodons existence, I'm guessing, because of the whale species. Anyway, this shark must have been the most serious and formidable creature ever 👍

[@iyos5568]

Nice ae work!

[@BASCILLICUS]

Excellent video!

[@kungfuchimp5788]

Pretty sure baleen whales don't use echolocation.

[@NaturesCompendium]

Yea I messed up there. Hope to redeem myself in my next vid on baleen whale evolution

[@kungfuchimp5788]

@@NaturesCompendium Not like I've never misstated anything. Still a pretty entertaining piece.

[@scopedbambi2382]

I hate playing bigger tooth doesn't mean bigger shark but how do we know Megalodon wasn't just a fast breeding smaller shark/fish, or just a freak like Helicoprion, Stethacanthus, or Edestid . Maybe they just had an over abundance of calcium thus grew super large shark like piranha teeth but where only 6 foot long and always had to shed teeth due to the weight.