National Megalodon Day

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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 brimming with rows of sharp teeth. Their prey had no chance of being bitten by more than 40,000 pounds per square inch, a maximum weight of over 60 tons, and serrated teeth measuring nearly 7 inches.

Megalodon ruled that their watery habitats were contaminated by large marine vertebrates, eating a variety of aquatic vertebrates. Some of the best and well-preserved fossilized Megalodon teeth in the country are found in phosphate deposits mined near Aurora, North Carolina (also known as Lee Creek). Several other Miocene and Pliocene aged fossils, including the whales Megalodon hunted, are also discovered alongside the Megalodon's majestic teeth.

The extinction of megalodon's megalodon's megalodon's remains a mystery

The Megalodon grew to great lengths and ruled the oceans at the end of their era. Food was obviously plentiful. As the Ice Age began, however, survival may have gotten more fierce. Their prey began to decline, and other animals, such as carnivorous whales, put up a good fight. Megalodon's extinction may also be due to the rise of its rival, the modern-day Great White Shark, in the extinction of Megalodon. Due to Megalodon's large size, it may have been out-competen by the smaller, faster Great White Shark.

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

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

How to celebrate national megalodon day

By visiting fossil and dinosaur museums near you, including ones like the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, North Carolina, visitors can learn more about the "All-Time Alpha of Apex Predators" by visiting fossil and dinosaur museums near you, including ones like the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, North Carolina. 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
• If you live in North Carolina, sign up to get the AFM license plate
• Engage with the Aurora Fossil Museum by liking their social media pages
• For more details on the museum and the North Carolina State Fossil Museum in Megalodon, visit AFM's website (aurorafossilmuseum.org)
• Read books or watch a documentary about the Megalodon
• Learn paleontology and fossil science

Use #NationalMegalodonDay on social media to share your celebrations.

The national megalodon day in history has a rich history

The 15th of June is 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) nonscience museum and education resource center whose mission is to inform the public about paleontology in a friendly way while still stressing the natural and cultural history of Eastern North Carolina. The Aurora Fossil Festival educates the public through exhibits, interactive inquiry-based research, education, summer camps, field studies, and the Aurora Fossil Festival. The AFM educates the public through exhibits, interactive inquiry-based research, education, and field research. A large number of Miocene and Pliocene fossils discovered in the neighboring phosphate mine, including some of the best Megalodon teeth in the world, are on display in the main museum. The Megalodon is also the AFM's "Flagship Fossil," as the museum's logo shows.

Dr. Bruce Worf, a long-serving AFM member, 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. 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 decided that the 15th of June would be the perfect day to commemorate the Aurora Fossil Museum.

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