Could Megalodons still exist?

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon Megalodon, meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago, during the Early Miocene to the Pliocene. It was formerly thought to be a member of the family Lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark.

{Cc} Dwayne Hards, LCN

While famous movies, documentaries, and mockumentaries have come to the conclusion that the Megalodon is still alive, it is unquestionably extinct according to marine biologists.

However this is not to say that the Megalodon is most certainly extinct because according to https://www.worldwideboat.com/news/... Just 5 percent of Earth's oceans have been explored and charted – especially the ocean below the surface, The rest remains mostly undiscovered and unseen by humans.

Therefor, there is no way of knowing for sure as to whether Megalodons are extinct, or not until we have explored the full 100% of the ocean, until then, we can not be sure either way.

On our #Twitter account, we have run a vote requesting people's belief as to whether megalodons may still exist (1), not sure (2), or No (3). 100% Voted Yes (1).

Until we have explored the full 100% of our oceans, then there is no definitive answer as to whether the megalodon shark still exists. Until proven either way, the opinions people have on megalodons are only conspiracy theories.

The current answer is: As of yet, we are unsure.

Dwayne Hards

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