[quote]GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for the largest predatory shark to ever live.
Researchers from UF and the University of Zurich hope the study appearing online today in the journal PLOS ONE showing the species became extinct 2.6 million years ago will clarify public confusion. The study may also one day help scientists better understand the potential widespread effects of losing the planet’s top predators, said lead author Catalina Pimiento.
“I was drawn to the study of Carcharocles megalodon’s extinction because it is fundamental to know when species became extinct to then begin to understand the causes and consequences of such an event,” said Pimiento, a doctoral candidate at the Florida Museum of Natural History on the UF campus. [B]“I also think people who are interested in this animal deserve to know what the scientific evidence shows, especially following Discovery Channel specials that implied megalodon may still be alive.”[/B][/quote]
[url]http://news.ufl.edu/archive/2014/10/uf-study-megalodon-shark-became-extinct-26-million-years-ago.html#prettyPhoto[/url]
What a relief.
lies, I have one swim around in my bathtub
[editline]22nd October 2014[/editline]
his name is bubbles
When will it not be extinct anymore?
Discovery Channel is depressing nowadays. I've been to parties where people started talking about whether or not mermaids were real, based entirely on shit fake documentaries. It's sad.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46304286]lies, I have one swim around in my bathtub
[editline]22nd October 2014[/editline]
his name is bubbles[/QUOTE]
I ride on Billy to school every morning.
[video=youtube;w9Y_M4WDqxw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Y_M4WDqxw[/video]
I still can't believe how bad shark week was on discovery this year
Oh I thought everyone knew they migrated to space.
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;46304401][video=youtube;w9Y_M4WDqxw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Y_M4WDqxw[/video]
I still can't believe how bad shark week was on discovery this year[/QUOTE]
That is one of the best easter eggs I've ever seen.
[QUOTE=For No Reason;46304403]Oh I thought everyone knew they migrated to space.[/QUOTE]
that was the dolphins, you doofus
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46304311]Discovery Channel is depressing nowadays. I've been to parties where people started talking about whether or not mermaids were real, based entirely on shit fake documentaries. It's sad.[/QUOTE]
Only thing I miss about that network from not having cable is Mythbusters.
Also, sad but true, I used to work with a guy who thought the mermaid documentary was 100% factual.
Thank goodness, for a second I thought a creature that's been extinct for millions of years was still swimming around.
Thanks, Discovery.
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46304311]Discovery Channel is depressing nowadays. I've been to parties where people started talking about whether or not mermaids were real, based entirely on shit fake documentaries. It's sad.[/QUOTE]
What kind of parties have people talking about whether mermaids or real or not
What kind of parties do you even go to
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;46304781]What kind of parties have people talking about whether mermaids or real or not
What kind of parties do you even go to[/QUOTE]
Probably just people who try to seem smart by saying "I saw a documentary once".
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;46304781]What kind of parties have people talking about whether mermaids or real or not
What kind of parties do you even go to[/QUOTE]
Scientifically inaccurate parties.
there's a girl I know who is planning on being a marine biologist and she vehemently believes that mermaids exist because of that stupid fucking documentary.
you can't be a credible marine scientist and believe in that crock of shit.
Scientists: answering questions you never knew you had.
[QUOTE=Boaraes;46304917]there's a girl I know who is planning on being a marine biologist and she vehemently believes that mermaids exist because of that stupid fucking documentary.
you can't be a credible marine scientist and believe in that crock of shit.[/QUOTE]
That belief will (hopefully) be crushed by the first semester.
Still makes you wonder if there's something even bigger at the bottom of the ocean, giving that we've only explored, what, 6% of it?
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46304311]Discovery Channel is depressing nowadays. I've been to parties where people started talking about whether or not mermaids were real, based entirely on shit fake documentaries. It's sad.[/QUOTE]
I had to paste a "list of things not to discuss at work" on the wall of my old office because of that fucking mermaid documentary
I pulled up sources to prove her wrong and she said "but those are the wrong sources"
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46304286]lies, I have one swim around in my bathtub
[editline]22nd October 2014[/editline]
his name is bubbles[/QUOTE]
I can confirm this
[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;46304950]Still makes you wonder if there's something even bigger at the bottom of the ocean, giving that we've only explored, what, 6% of it?[/QUOTE]
Ocean today wouldn't be able to support a predator of that size. We would know because the only thing it could eat would be large whales, and we have no evidence of large predators feeding on whales. We do have evidence of giant squid and such feeding on whales, even long before living specimens have been found. If there was something that big, we would know.
I thought the title said "Study finds Megalodon still exists" and I was really interested. And then I showed up disappointed.
[QUOTE=.Isak.;46304311]Discovery Channel is depressing nowadays. I've been to parties where people started talking about whether or not mermaids were real, based entirely on shit fake documentaries. It's sad.[/QUOTE]
And the result of this amazing finding of something that you think may clue but most is just a thing we put there is that, in the end, we don't know if the cryptid of choice we chose today exists or not, but we'll use a really suspenseful music to make you believe we proved something! See you next time on Place where We Once Used to Show Actual Documentaries!
I want to believe.
What is this mermaid documentary everyone's talking about? I wanna see this shitshow for myself.
[QUOTE=Shugo;46305504]What is this mermaid documentary everyone's talking about? I wanna see this shitshow for myself.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uKvuz_eulk[/media]
Good god it's such blatant horseshit, just look at this. :v:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSG3kPa-jOU[/media]
"u guys have alot to learn about this country, ofcource there gonna have site an footage that will tell u this isnt real, why?..its to keep u from getting in the governments way of research too, wake up ppl this is u.s.of a here ground zero of secrets, they will very have 20 mermaid an bigfoot bodies in hiddin lab an reasearch bunkers, u think there really going to tell the public!?... i served in marine core 5 years, i know things u guys only herd of in movies.....so finding a site that says oh this is fake duuh! yea thats to keep u in your place, start thinking•"
Man, I am so megalodone with this nonsense
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;46305549][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uKvuz_eulk[/media]
Good god it's such blatant horseshit, just look at this. :v:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSG3kPa-jOU[/media][/QUOTE]
Why did I go through the comments. I think I'm going to vomit
[QUOTE=Hoboiam;46305580]"u guys have alot to learn about this country, ofcource there gonna have site an footage that will tell u this isnt real, why?..its to keep u from getting in the governments way of research too, wake up ppl this is u.s.of a here ground zero of secrets, they will very have 20 mermaid an bigfoot bodies in hiddin lab an reasearch bunkers, u think there really going to tell the public!?... i served in marine core 5 years, i know things u guys only herd of in movies.....so finding a site that says oh this is fake duuh! yea thats to keep u in your place, start thinking•"[/QUOTE]
(same guy)
[QUOTE]Calvin Bickham II1 month ago
+Lili Arnolds oh im sorry i didnt know the grammer police wr on duty!!...oh stupid of me!!...an how dare be open minded to secrets and possible lies comrad i guess u also feel the every word out of the presidents mouth is the absolute truth•[/QUOTE]
I'm sorry I didn't know "U" was a word that existed.
[editline]22nd October 2014[/editline]
poe's law
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