Feb 25, 2017 basilosaurus fighting me and my friend just tamed one and were wondering what other aquatic critters we can kill with one. Well, these are two monsters of the sea, and if you hook into them, youll be lucky to get away. Who would win between a mosasaurus and a basilosaurus. The two open their jaws wide getting ready for a bite. Who would win in a fight, a megalodon or a basilosaurus if you want the. Read mosasaurus vs megalodon from the story who would win. Series complete 10 book set with wasp vs hornet and nine more titles see description for titles included who would win. Also, as a coldblooded shark rather than a warmblooded mammal, megalodon possessed a comparably smaller, more primitive brain, and was presumably less capable of thinking its way out of a tough spot, instead acting entirely on instinct. It had an bite force of 1118 tons 108,514 to 182,201 newtons while the mosasaurs bite would be unable to do any serious damage to the much thicker body of the megalodon.
Megalodon, a 90foot prehistoric shark with monstrous teeth one of which is left behind as evidence of the creatures identity. Megalodon vs basilosaurus tyrannosaurus rex vs acrocanthosaurus. Megalodon, also known as carcharocles megalodon, or big tooth in ancient greek, was a giant species of shark. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
It was formerly thought to be a member of the family lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark carcharodon carcharias. We look at the facts and see who would win in a battle between the megalodon and jurassic worlds mosasaurus. Who would win between a megalodon and a great white answers. Im assuming when you say mosasaurus you mean the specific genus of lizard mosasaurus, not any of the other mosasaurs. People have often wondered who would win in a clash of top ocean predators. Although theyre extinct, specimens of megalodon teeth, both genuine fossils and replicas, are available to collect. Sure a blue whale is huge, but its other than its size it has no real weapons against predators. I did mosasaurus vs livyatan and i now think mosasaurus is going to win due to. Who would win in a fight out of megalodon and livyatan. The avengers, or any other plethora of battle combinations, paleontology nerds have arguments very similar just for the fun of it. Bob strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including the big book of what, how and why and a field guide to the. A genus of ancient whale called cetotherium would have been a target for both megalodon and livyatan.
A full grown male orca 89 tonnes out weighed basilosaurus 7 tonnes its been proven th. Basilosaurus and mosasaurus were both believed to stick fairly close to the surface megalodon went wherever the fuck it wanted. Megalodon was a comparably sized prehistoric shark. More powerful bite between 11 and 18 tons per square inch, talent for biting off the tough cartilage fins, fairly quick swimmers. Mosasaurus vs basilosaurus vs megalodon spacebattles forums.
It can also dive thousands of feet deeper than its mammalian and reptilian competitors livyatan, mosasaurus and predator x if t. Who would win in a fight, a megalodon or a basilosaurus if you want the music its called. Unfortunately for the shark, that carcass belongs to a local group of killer whales, who. See more ideas about megalodon, megalodon shark and shark week. Extinct by charles wilson, sharc by paul rudd, whaleship by seanmichael argo, megalodon. The average tooth from one of these ancient creatures spans over 4 inches in height. The ballisticsmissile submarine jules verne lies 8000 feet beneath the pacific when suddenly it is attacked and punctured by. I did mosasaurus vs livyatan and i now think mosasaurus is going to win due to being too fast and probably having a more powerful bite. Ive read some of the comments and theres some interesting opinions. Given there have been limited remains found for predator x was about 15ms long, however we dont know how big this was for its species, where the megalodon is widely disputed in size, but could have been somewhere between 1525ms long. Its skull was large and equipped with dozens of sharp, serrated teeth. Prehistoric whales would have been on the menu, as well as sea lions, dolphins, and even giant sea turtles. Who would win in a hypothetical battle to the death between two of the top marine predators of all time.
While they are both massive creatures, the megalodon was the biggest predator in the ocean that we know about. Megalodon is the largest carnivorous fish known to have existed, and quite possibly the largest shark to have ever lived. It is believed that the average size of the megalodon was between 12 metres 39 ft and 18 metres 59 ft. Could be the orca pod but it would take more than 8 orcas i think that the megalodon would win, but it would never happen because orcas evolved after megalodon died out. The livyatan saw the shark and know it was megalodon enemy. Since both are extinct were never going to see this fight in action or get a fully accurate idea of what their biology was like. It has jaws easily strong enough to tear ik carcharocles or carcharodon if you would like megalodons puny anal,pelvic and second dorsal fins off, inflicting tons of damage, and the 12 meter shark that weighes up to 15 tons faints.
Meg by steve alten, the trench by steve alten, primal waters by steve alten, the last colossus by michael hodges, and oceans. The keys factors that really matter in finding out who would win between the liopleurodon vs. Everyone needs to remember that length of an animal doesnt equate strength. Learn more about megalodon, dinosaurs, and sharks in the brand new book all about sharks. Mosasaurus vs basilosaurus vs megalodon thread starter ryan j. Pdw liopleurodon vs basilosaurus vs megalodon duration. Ten megalodon questions, each getting progressively harder. Much like the heated debates that plague comic book shops. Asked in who would win megalodon vs basilosaurus who would. And when he said that liopleuridons jaws were feet long well their not, their only 10 feet long.
Never needs to come up for air, has probably the most lethal bite of the three, could likely swim deeper and for longer. To set the stage for megalodon vs orca let us picture a 52foot megalodon shark, near the surface, and scavenging on a blue whale carcass. After the dinosaurs went extinct, 65 million years ago, the biggest animals on earth were confined to the worlds oceansas witness the 50footlong, 50ton prehistoric sperm whale leviathan also known as livyatan and the 50footlong, 50ton megalodon, by far the biggest shark that ever lived. A great white sharks ancestor is the legendary carcharodon megalodon. Megalodon was the worlds biggest ever shark probably the largest ever fish. Basilosaurus 166 feet 50 meters herman melvilles moby dick liopleurodon 122 feet meg. Luckily the megalodon smell the livyatan and got it first attack. Can the emus change the results of, or even win, the war. Who would win predator x pliosaurus funkei, megalodon. Jan 29, 2019 after the dinosaurs went extinct, 65 million years ago, the biggest animals on earth were confined to the worlds oceansas witness the 50footlong, 50ton prehistoric sperm whale leviathan also known as livyatan and the 50footlong, 50ton megalodon, by far the biggest shark that ever lived. In 2008, a joint research team from australia and the u. Tyrannosaurus rex is widely considered the king of the apex predators, but it wouldnt have had a chance against the mighty megalodon.
They were filter feeders, illequipped to defend themselves, and. Jul 06, 2010 basilosaurus 85 feet 25 meters liopleurodon 59 feet 18 meters megalodon 59 feet 18 meters with such a size advantage the basilosaurus might pull this off. Basilosaurus senses a shark coming, and the megalodon senses a whale coming. Sharks are damn good at what they do pound per pound. Who would win a fight between megalodon and leviathan. Its only level 22 at the moment though which wasnt helped by us losing our megalodon trying to kill the stupid zerg of mantas around it. When it was first discovered it was thought to be a mosasaur, which would ve been cool to see a cenozoic mosasaur but it was changed to a whale. Megalodon needs no introduction, it lived worldwide 233. Megalodon was the apex predator of its day, and a fullgrown adult would have been capable of taking on the biggest whales in the ocean. These four key factors will give you a good indication of who would win between the liopleurodon vs. Basilosaurus fighting me and my friend just tamed one and were wondering what other aquatic critters we can kill with one. Megalodon was the biggest shark of the ocean 23 million years ago.
The fossil record is clear that after about 14 million years of feasting on marine mammals, the 50footlong, megatoothed shark exited. Megalodon vs jurassic worlds mosasaurus who would win. Megalodon has shear teeth, meant for slicing and tearing chunks out. Currently level 40 and need to go collect oil and soon pearls so i have to decide on which saddle i will go for out of the three since i am saving as many engrams as i can for late game. Scientists cant seem to agree on its size but it was determined that it would have been between 40 feet and 100 feet long, possibly even more. I think for interests sake it would be best to view them as being about the same size. Photo courtesy of adventure bay charters, via abc news.
Was wondering what the pros and cons are to all 3 water mounts. Feb 12, 2011 the killer whale has very powerful jaw that can crush the giant squid too death, while the giant squid has those tentacles that can strangle the whale to death if the whale is not too big. Megalodon was credited as the largest sea monster earlier, the discovery of the. Yes it could but my opinion is that the megalodon shark would win the fight. The largest tooth shark vs the largest living tooth predator. One of the largest tooth whales vs one of the largest predators to ever live. Carcharocles megalodon vs basilosaurus cetoides youtube. They both grow to 18m long but the megalodon can grow 18m or.
That person who said that liopleuridon could snack on him please, megalodon would have put up the best fight. It features the megalodon from the 2018 movie, the meg, and the mosasaur from the 2015 movie, jurassic world. Hells aquarium by steve alton megashark megashark vs. They have had to take several things in to consideration. The largest carnivorous marine reptile vs the largest carnivorous fish. Supercroc vs megalodon vs liopleurodon offtopic comic. Aug 21, 2000 this is an excellent book for anyone who loves sharks, especially megalodon. Who would win in a fight, a megalodon or a basilosaurus if you want the music its called clubbed to death by rob dougan. A guide to the worlds most misunderstood predator by blaise jones. Oct 08, 2011 while they are both massive creatures, the megalodon was the biggest predator in the ocean that we know about.
Actually the earliest orcas forgot their scientific name, lived when megalodons were alive. What would happen in a real megalodon vs orca fight to the death. Megalodon carcharocles megalodon, meaning big tooth, is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 23 to 3. At maximum length it can reach and maybe even slightly exceed 100 metric tons and can be 20. This is an excellent book for anyone who loves sharks, especially megalodon. Today we will take two animals and see who would win. Sep 25, 2017 allosaurus was a large bipedal predator. That is to say that megalodon was an ancient shark who lived many thousands of years ago. Basilosaurus and megalodon break up the grip and turn towards each other again megalodon bites off a fin.
Much like the heated debates that plague comic book shops around the world of batman vs. It lived in the dinosaur period, and had a bite force of between 10. The film stars jaleel white, gary stretch, robert picardo, dylan vox, hannah cowley and sarah lieving. For example, it starts of by saying the megalodon lived in the cenozic era which they say ended 1. Yugoslavian military vs bloodlusted emus, except at the start, the emus have the yugoslavians 1001 01. It could grow up to 60 ft, and its jaw bite was stronger than a t. But overall, since the killer whale is a great hunter that has been known to kill giant squids and devour on them, the killer whale is likely to win a fight.
It was the largest shark ever and the second largest fish. As dangerous as megalodons teeth wereabout seven inches long fully grownthey were no match for the even bigger, footlong choppers of leviathan. But there is quite a small chance that the orca due to its amazingly superior flexible battle strategy would win. Did orcas orcinus orca and the megalodon shark carcharodon or. Both animals live in different places at different times. Well anyways this is an excellent book, and once you read it you will find out who was the top predator.
Carcharocles megalodon vs basilosaurus cetoides prehistoric. Megalodon was the apex predator back when all fish and sea creatures were massive and armored and viscous. It was an ambush predator, unlike the killer whales of today. A good fisherman always has stories of the one that got away. The emus understand how to use their claws, beaks, to hunt. Even a trex would not have stood a chance against this mighty beast. These whales grew to about 15 feet in length, and weighed around a ton. Popular megalodon books meet your next favorite book. Its an all out war, and the emus are facing every other faction. Mega shark versus crocosaurus is a monster disaster film by the asylum, released on december 21, 2010 in the united states.
The film is a sequel to the 2009 film mega shark versus giant octopus and is the second installment in the mega shark. Megalodon probably wouldnt survive long on land, so im assuming this battle takes place in the open sea. Measuring up to 60 feet long, megalodon was such an apex predator that there would have been few if any species who could take him on, especially humans. Who would win in a fight, a megalodon or a basilosaurus.