National Megalodon Day

National Megalodon Day on the 15th of June introduces us about the most massive shark that has ever lived!!

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During the Cenozoic Era, Megalodon swam the Earth's oceans for 20 million years. Their mouths spanned 8 to 11 feet wide and were packed with rows of sharp teeth. Their prey was not a chance with a bite force of over 40,000 pounds per square inch, a maximum weight of over 60 tons, and serrated teeth measuring near 7 inches.

Megalodon ruled that their watery habitats were depleted of large marine vertebrates, eating a variety of aquatic vertebrates. The phosphate deposits that are now mined near Aurora, North Carolina (also known as Lee Creek) produce some of the world's finest and well preserved fossilized Megalodon teeth. Several other Miocene and Pliocene aged fossils, including the whales Megalodon hunted, are also discovered alongside the Megalodon's majestic teeth..

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The Megalodon grew to huge sizes and ruled the oceans at the end of their era. Food was certainly plentiful. However, survival may have gotten more fierce as the Ice Age began, however, as the Ice Age has come. Their prey began to dwindle, and other animals, such as carnivorous whales, put up a good fight. Megalodon's extinction is also possible because the rise of its rival, the modern-day Great White Shark, was the source of Megalodon's extinction. Due to Megalodon's large size, it may have been out-competen by the smaller, faster Great White Shark..

Megalodon vanished from the fossil record at the end of the Pliocene Epoch (some 3.6 to 2.58 million years ago), and when it did, amazing things began to happen. Whales and other sea animals grew larger, according to fossil records and modern history. Perhaps favorable weather allowed survival long enough to flourish and grow to their larger sizes without the mega predator.

What does all this mean for today's sea life? Will another predator rise to dominate the seas? Or has the Megalodon's time come and gone, leaving us with only a fossil record to explore? To learn more, learn more about National Megalodon Day.

How to Observe National Megalodon Day?

By visiting fossil and dinosaur exhibits near you, including ones like the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, North Carolina, you will learn more about the "All-Time Alpha of Apex Predators" on Apex Predators. Other ways to learn more include:: Here are some other ways to learn more..

In the museum's Fossil Park, take a trip to visit the Aurora Fossil Museum and Dig the Past
Sign up to get the AFM license plate if you live in North Carolina
Like their social media pages to connect with the Aurora Fossil Museum
the museum and the North Carolina State Fossil Museum in Megalodon can be found on AFM's website (aurorafossilmuseum.org)
The Megalodon is either read books or watch a documentary about it
Discover paleontology and fossil origins

Share your celebrations by posting #NationalMegalodonDay on social media.

The national megalodon day in history has a rich history. www.glodoncom

The 15th of June has been designated as National Megalodon Day to commemorate the day that the Aurora Fossil Museum (AFM) first opened to the public on June 15th, 1978.

The Aurora Fossil Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit science museum and education resource center whose mission is to inform the public about paleontology in an engaging way while still stressing the natural and cultural history of Eastern North Carolina. The AFM educates the public through exhibits, interactive inquiry-based research, outreach campaigns, summer camps, events, field research, and the Aurora Fossil Festival. The AFM educates the public through exhibits, interactive inquiry-based studies, and the Aurora Fossil Festival. The main museum houses a large number of Miocene and Pliocene fossils found in the neighboring phosphate mine, including some of the best Megalodon teeth in the world! As the mighty Megalodon Shark's fossilized tooth adorns the museum's logo, the Megalodon is also the AFM's "Flagship Fossil" of the AFM.

Dr. Bruce Worf, a long-time supporter of the AFM, spearheaded the campaign to get the North Carolina Legislature to designate the Aurora Fossil Museum as a North Carolina State Attraction and introduce a state attraction license plate with the AFM logo, a Megalodon shark tooth, as a North Carolina State Attraction. With the designation of National Megalodon Day, AFM Executive Director Cynthia Crane, with the support of the Aurora Fossil Museum Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors, and Dr. Bruce Worf, felt that the 15th of June would be the perfect day to commemorate the Aurora Fossil Museum.