Megalodon: A Prehistoric Shark

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Megalodon is a prehistoric shark from 23-2.6 million years ago. It is a pretty well known fact that there is an argument over whether or not a megalodon lives in the mariana trench. Research shown in this paper will prove that megalodon is extinct and does not live in the mariana trench and why. Some people think megalodon is alive and in the mariana trench. Why because their reasoning is that if the megalodon had to get food it could eat things such as giant squid, some whales and some undiscovered animal of the deep parts of the mariana trench.Why that they say it can be undetected, because such animals such as the megamouth have not been discovered until recently and they are pretty huge, so they that is why they say it can be not be

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