The MANY Interpretations of Megalodon!

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
  • Taking a look at the many media depictions of one Otodus Megalodon!
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    00:00 Movies, Shows, and Documentaries!
    08:39 Naming the Brachiosaurus!
    09:37 Video Games
    13:43 Is it still alive?

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  • @prehistoricchannel128
    @prehistoricchannel128  27 дней назад +96

    DISCLAIMER: I do not include EVERY depiction to ever exist. There are multiple different reasons as to why that this. A huge reason for this specific video, is that most are simply scaled up Great Whites. I don’t have too much to say for something like that. So yes, a fair amount are not included.
    Also: Looks like I mistakenly removed the depiction that appears in Primal. So, here are my thoughts: it looks pretty good. The Megalodon is a fitting creature for the show.

    • @nateperez7768
      @nateperez7768 27 дней назад +3

      Good point. Things you missed:
      The ghostbusters cartoon had a megalodon that looked like a mosasaur
      The ocean hunter, which has a megalodon which is called Leviathan
      Shark hunter, a movie about a guy who wants to kill the meg that ate his parents
      Megalodon, a movie of the same name that has a megalodon released as a result of an oil rig accident
      The mega shark films with outrageous oversized megs

    • @AndrewDavis-sj6mb
      @AndrewDavis-sj6mb 27 дней назад +2

      Megalodon, the king or queen of fierce and harmless 🦈.

    • @MarkTheDilophosaurus281
      @MarkTheDilophosaurus281 27 дней назад +3

      That’s understandable

    • @landenriley8442
      @landenriley8442 27 дней назад +3

      It also appeared in Megalodon returns

    • @gabrieljvelez-perez9275
      @gabrieljvelez-perez9275 27 дней назад +3

      And in the last Sharknado movie, or it could just be an upscaled Cretoxyrhina.
      Speaking of which, could you do that shark next, as well as Xiphactinus.

  • @brianlevine871
    @brianlevine871 27 дней назад +67

    I think my favorite appearance of Megalodon in media was that episode of "Primal." It's hard to resist seeing a caveman and T. rex battle a giant shark in the middle of the ocean.
    Also, I'm glad you picked my suggestion for the Brachiosaurus figure's name.

  • @devanpretorius451
    @devanpretorius451 27 дней назад +110

    basilosaurus episode when?

  • @kaijuar2003
    @kaijuar2003 27 дней назад +47

    I absolutely LOVE the depiction from JWE2, it ISN'T an oversized great white and DOESN'T look anything like one.
    It reminds me more of a tiger shark mixed with a mako shark, which is terrifying.
    You can also tell from the slender body that it is based on the newer reconstruction, which makes it look similar to a mako shark in slenderness.
    JWE design gets a perfect 10/10 from me. They absolutely nailed it.

    • @resurgentgaming2537
      @resurgentgaming2537 13 дней назад +3

      I agree I’m just so glad we got it In Jwe2 I thought they would never add it lol

  • @evodolka
    @evodolka 27 дней назад +23

    the Jurassic World one had no right being so amazing, like legit why is it so good?

  • @Camels_Rule2005
    @Camels_Rule2005 27 дней назад +35

    It really sucks that only the jaws and teeth of sharks get fossilized. Almost everything else about extinct sharks is basically a mystery.

    • @josiahreed-kj7ph
      @josiahreed-kj7ph День назад +1

      We also have handfuls of the megalodons vertebrae. Also, Cretoxyhrina has a full-skeleton preserved(however, fossil preservation of sharks is rare)

  • @sabretoothtiger4314
    @sabretoothtiger4314 27 дней назад +24

    The Megalodon is frankly awesome, no argument. It’s awesome

  • @plumzilla4063
    @plumzilla4063 27 дней назад +51

    Big shark that fights big whales, THATS A MEGALODON, RUN (or swim)

  • @hunternuew6900
    @hunternuew6900 27 дней назад +22

    Megalodon is my favorite non-dinosaur creature

  • @MrT_Rex
    @MrT_Rex 27 дней назад +34

    We're gonna need a bigger boat

    • @Scalesthelizardwizard3399
      @Scalesthelizardwizard3399 27 дней назад +1

      With bigger guns

    • @KINGVIX473
      @KINGVIX473 27 дней назад +1

      A much biger boat!

    • @Masklord303
      @Masklord303 27 дней назад +2

      Partout où je vais, je te vois

    • @ghostshirt1984
      @ghostshirt1984 20 дней назад

      Megalodon is extinct so you don't need a bigger boat.

    • @ghostshirt1984
      @ghostshirt1984 20 дней назад

      ​@@Scalesthelizardwizard3399they are extinct so you don't need a bigger gun

  • @Bossbruin
    @Bossbruin 27 дней назад +18

    I hope we get to see Megalodon in Prehistoric Kingdom.

  • @thunderwolfwyvern6314
    @thunderwolfwyvern6314 20 дней назад +8

    My favorite depiction of Megalodon is the MEG novels by Steve Alten. They were albino and glowed white and the image of a huge glow charging at you from the distance in the sea was horrifying.
    It certainly helped that the recurring Megalodon named Angel was over 70 feet long and fought other prehistoric sea monsters in the novels.

  • @ExtermCentral
    @ExtermCentral 27 дней назад +12

    From the realm of literature, one cannot forget the impact of Steve Alten's Meg series. Them albino glowing sharks make for some terrifying imagery.

  • @j_boc
    @j_boc 26 дней назад +8

    The meg’s megalodon also had extra gills as it has adapted to living in the trench, the smaller meg is also a different color indicating its age

  • @trudykim1995
    @trudykim1995 26 дней назад +5

    HA I KNEW IT!!!
    as soon as that scene in the Meg 2 with the Tyrannosaurus Rex I was screaming at my TV
    "THATS INACCURATE THEY LIVED IN DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS!!!"
    my husband did look at me abit funny though as we were watching.....
    😂😅🦖🦈

  • @ThisMadeMeLoseMyBrainCells
    @ThisMadeMeLoseMyBrainCells 27 дней назад +11

    Ark Megalodon is really small and has always been. There is a slightly bigger version of it as an alpha variant with a red glow around it.

    • @jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778
      @jurassicarkjordanisgreat1778 16 дней назад +7

      the problem with ark is everything else is unrealistically sized and the FOV is increased. Megalodon is a somewhat small realistic size, but it should have been bigger because it deserved better than just being the great white of the ark. Everything else is giant in ark so idk why they decided to just make it small. Thats why my verison is bigger in my ark mod. Megalodon had the strongest bite force of any animal. it deserved better rep for ark than being a OP pack animal

  • @peterman8603
    @peterman8603 27 дней назад +7

    My favorite interpretation of Megalodon is the Megalodon from Chased by Sea Monsters :) That's where I know it from.

  • @stringsandsprockets7845
    @stringsandsprockets7845 3 дня назад +1

    this guy was 5 Y/O decided he like dinosaurs and never looked back. thats dedication right there

  • @bobsmith8405
    @bobsmith8405 27 дней назад +7

    Megalodon is also in the Endless Ocean game series and season 2 of the he show Primal

  • @Sharknerd04
    @Sharknerd04 27 дней назад +6

    Would you do interpretations of Dunkleosteus please?

  • @godzillafan19543
    @godzillafan19543 27 дней назад +4

    You should do "The MANY Interpretations of Neanderthals!" that would interesting

  • @dococ3272
    @dococ3272 21 день назад +2

    I like the old country style, and what a great concept, a little bit for everyone: folks interested in paleontology can come here, learn about an animal they like, and see movies books and games they may try: and people who enjoy those films books or games get to learn the paleontology on the animal.

  • @handsome_El_guapo
    @handsome_El_guapo 27 дней назад +3

    I love your videos so much 🦈‼️

  • @Questionable_creations
    @Questionable_creations 15 дней назад +1

    Ive been playing ark lately and im just here for the ark meglodon. Thank you for including it.

  • @Mimic-45
    @Mimic-45 27 дней назад +13

    You forgot a few:
    - The giant shark from Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus and its sequels is supposed to be a Megalodon.
    - The shark from The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island is often assumed to be a Megalodon.

    • @nateperez7768
      @nateperez7768 27 дней назад +1

      There was also the meg mockbuster films by the asylum and the jurassic shark films we don't talk about

    • @marktrigg467
      @marktrigg467 27 дней назад +1

      I assume the Swimming Sharptooth in The Mysterious Island is a Cretoxyrhina personally

  • @JRBDWD
    @JRBDWD 22 дня назад +1

    Thanks for the video 👌

  • @ArrancarfighterOfficial
    @ArrancarfighterOfficial 26 дней назад

    Just started following you and watching your vids, I feel like we would make good friends! You like Dinos as much as I do and you love learning about them too!

  • @lazarus7657
    @lazarus7657 26 дней назад

    incredible concept & idea, i enjoy the acknowledgment of prehistory in general but seeing it in this form is interesting.

  • @Sylveonyie
    @Sylveonyie 26 дней назад +1

    I was so exited when megladon got added to jwe2!!! i love the different skins they are all really cool

  • @MarkTheDilophosaurus281
    @MarkTheDilophosaurus281 27 дней назад +10

    Basically these depictions are all decently accurate because its pretty hard to screw up the look of a shark

    • @wojo44frompl
      @wojo44frompl 26 дней назад

      Years ago I found drawing of Megalodon in one book about prehistoric animals. It was shown from the front and I could describe it with one word: Derp.
      So, yeah... there is possibility to made bad drawing of shark.

    • @alexandervelez9507
      @alexandervelez9507 20 дней назад +2

      sharks have many different looks though. a great white looks nothing like a hammerhead or a nurse shark. it’s unlikely that megalodon looked like any of them.

  • @Qwerty2_6649
    @Qwerty2_6649 19 дней назад

    I love the Sea Of Thieves Representation of The Meg, gives it more character than just being 'Massive Stubby/Long/Chunky Great white, great video 👏

  • @bkjeong4302
    @bkjeong4302 27 дней назад +3

    I find it interesting that a lot of depictions play up how massive this shark was, but don’t focus much on just how long it was around for and the fact it faced yet outlasted a very high level of cetacean competition (to the point some depictions and until recently even academia argue it was outcompeted by raptorial cetaceans, in spite of this making no sense whatsoever based on the timeline)

  • @Cloudrunner62
    @Cloudrunner62 27 дней назад +3

    You should consider doing a trial series of an Ark playthru. Look up some of the better single player settings to keep it from being such a slog. Ark is a legit fun game to get into.

  • @mangogmartin9315
    @mangogmartin9315 19 дней назад +1

    Ark megalodons are pretty huge, you just have to trigger third person view to actually comprehend the size difference between the player and the shark.

  • @Superstegoplayz
    @Superstegoplayz 26 дней назад +1

    I have accomplished my mission(i also stubbed my toe)
    Also another possible video idea.
    Dinosaur tierlist

  • @kingbumblebeetv
    @kingbumblebeetv 27 дней назад +3

    I love sharks

  • @glarnboudin4462
    @glarnboudin4462 15 дней назад +1

    There’s a few weird ones you missed.
    Dino Squad
    Hungry Shark series
    Skull and Bones (admittedly unreleased)

  • @KatyLoney
    @KatyLoney 5 дней назад

    please do a video over the dunkleosteus!!

  • @NightmareKong
    @NightmareKong Час назад

    Here are some megalodons missing from here
    1. Megatooth Shark (Shark! Hunting the Great White)
    2. Megalodon (Hungry Shark Evolution and World)
    3. Mega Shark (Mega Shark Series)
    4. Mutant Megalodon (Animal Revolt Battle Simulator)

  • @UltViper
    @UltViper 9 дней назад

    Fun fact about the Megalodon in Ark: survival evolved/ascended, it's quite a bit smaller than it was in real life!

  • @GriffindorDrago
    @GriffindorDrago 3 дня назад

    12:43 for variation in ark, there’s really only color for Megs. You can have pretty much any color combo u want with enough breeding and mutating. (I have a pink and dark green one in one save lol)

  • @HelloGello-vj6po
    @HelloGello-vj6po 15 дней назад

    My favorite Megalodon is from both Hungry Shark games

  • @FrostGhidorahEX
    @FrostGhidorahEX 27 дней назад +1

    Okay that design fron Dino Dana is way cooler then I expected
    Something about a Megalodon with a pattern on it just works
    The only Meg design I can think of that would also be kinda unique is the one from Black Demon
    Which is purely off the fact its a sort of blackish Megalodon and is taking inspiration from a real life cryptid called the Black Demon of Cortez
    There's also the Megalodon from Hungry Shark World who looks gnarly

  • @BrontoSmilodon1
    @BrontoSmilodon1 27 дней назад

    Apparently the Meg eating a T. rex in the books was suppose to be some tv ad that someone corrected the producer on the exact fact

  • @crazygalemt
    @crazygalemt 22 часа назад

    I was just scrolling around and came across this. And one of my favorite skins in Fortnite is named megalo don. One of his cosmetics are a mini mechanical shark.

  • @Velociraptor_Feathers
    @Velociraptor_Feathers 27 дней назад +1

    theres also a meg in the show primal s2 ep1 sea of despair

  • @rorywalters1614
    @rorywalters1614 27 дней назад

    There’s an X-variant Meg in ARK Genesis Part 1 which have very cool colour patterns, you got to check-’em out

  • @lindavanwyk8268
    @lindavanwyk8268 27 дней назад

    Can you do a many interpretation of "Troodon" after you're done with the other creatures on the current poll of the many interpretation series

  • @ensakable8412
    @ensakable8412 26 дней назад

    really wanted to see the shark from mega shark vs giant octopus

  • @MaddysinLeigh
    @MaddysinLeigh 19 дней назад

    One of the first times I played Ark I stood at a certain spot that has an underwater drop off, looked in the water, and a Meg came to the surface, snatched a dodo that ran into the water, and disappeared.

  • @francesco1999
    @francesco1999 27 дней назад

    Can you You would also bring the Tusoteuthis for example in Ark it's kind of huge or talk of Kraken it would be interesting

  • @hordegaming4771
    @hordegaming4771 5 часов назад

    Mean they're pretty good in Ark and there is an Alpha version of the Megalodon that is a bit too stocky too rounded but. Length wise is pretty spot on, plus I'd imagine seeing as they predominantly hunted whales their heads would be more like Bull or Tiger Sharks than a Great Whites, teeth are an almost match to Great Whites but overall I'd say they're probably more like Tigers. Why I like the design in Ark as it's not too pointed at the tip of the head and JWE2 design is very good in my opinion

  • @MrEmilable
    @MrEmilable 24 дня назад

    JWE2 Megalodon looks like a real life version of blåhaj and that what makes it the best Meg Desigin in Jurassic World/Park media.

  • @michaelrodriguez3327
    @michaelrodriguez3327 26 дней назад

    The Skeleton crew did a review on the Megalodon in Jurassic World evolution 2 and they said that the Megalodon falls closely related to mako sharks

  • @FMAChet
    @FMAChet 26 дней назад +1

    "There's always a bigger fish."

  • @Error-wn5gy
    @Error-wn5gy 25 дней назад

    There's a megalodon in Fish: Feed and Grow that looks pretty unique color wise

  • @godzilla44556
    @godzilla44556 27 дней назад +2

    Oh yeah baby

  • @erikbritz8095
    @erikbritz8095 27 дней назад +1

    Mate you missed many more as most people here will share but great vid and part 2 will come later on.

    • @prehistoricchannel128
      @prehistoricchannel128  27 дней назад

      Most of which are massive great white sharks. As I say quite a bit. I don’t typically include every depiction.

    • @erikbritz8095
      @erikbritz8095 27 дней назад

      @@prehistoricchannel128 ahh i thought you did mate but regardless cool vid.

  • @ArshmanIrfan-jw6en
    @ArshmanIrfan-jw6en 26 дней назад

    Hey! You Should Also Think About Feed And Grow Fish When Doing A Marine Animal!

  • @TheWarriorWithDucks
    @TheWarriorWithDucks 27 дней назад +1

    4:41: A big tooth indeed.

  • @Questionable_creations
    @Questionable_creations 15 дней назад

    The one with spikes ish is the dunklostus or something like that.

  • @Sahintali
    @Sahintali 27 дней назад

    We need an ark game series with you pleassee

  • @KadenSlinker
    @KadenSlinker 27 дней назад +1

    What are your thoughts on the paper from this year that Megalodon may have been longer than previously thought

  • @nateperez7768
    @nateperez7768 27 дней назад +1

    You forgot the infamous monster shark mockumentary

    • @prehistoricchannel128
      @prehistoricchannel128  27 дней назад +3

      The less attention brought to that, the better.

    • @Geniusprimate
      @Geniusprimate 25 дней назад +1

      ​You forgot the megalodon from bad dinosaurs​@@prehistoricchannel128
      Inside a shark's mouth (BD S01E06b) / Nomchive Bonus Bites
      ruclips.net/video/HlUQI2S5nP4/видео.html

  • @anthonybusch4407
    @anthonybusch4407 27 дней назад +1

    Megalodon, The Largest Shark in the History of our Oceans.

  • @gajeel9798
    @gajeel9798 17 дней назад

    WOOOO MEGALODOOOOOON

  • @sharkeyjude7042
    @sharkeyjude7042 26 дней назад

    4:48 I have one too

  • @kaces4844
    @kaces4844 26 дней назад

    Basilosaurus cameo! I feel like the only person who prefers prehistoric whales like Basilosaurus and Levityan to prehistoric sharks like the Meg

  • @user-vt8kz1ll7b
    @user-vt8kz1ll7b 21 день назад

    The Meg technically isn’t the same Meg species millions of years ago, but the evolved descendant. More so explicit in the books w/ them being white and glowing.
    As for the famous imagery of it eating a T. Rex in context of the book, it was merely a short film made by Jonas (who became a paleo/biology teacher at a college I think) to demonstrate the ferocity of the animal.

  • @Frogboyaidan
    @Frogboyaidan 27 дней назад +1

  • @KadenSlinker
    @KadenSlinker 27 дней назад

    I’m surprised you didn’t show the Megalodon used in the film Megalodon: 60 feet of Prehistoric Terror.

  • @玉藻前
    @玉藻前 15 дней назад

    Megalodon in Skull & Bones lookz Fukkin Baka

  • @DucaConnolly
    @DucaConnolly 26 дней назад

    Since you don't really know much about Ark Survival Evolved, a fun video idea could be to react and analyze all the creatures from it. Since a lot of them are creatures you'd probably never make an individual video about, like Basilosaurus.

  • @jerboajoe8760
    @jerboajoe8760 27 дней назад

    There is a different version of Meg in Ark. On the Genesis 1 map. Basically the same but the stripes on its back are Bioluminescent and a small stat difference.

  • @ight_bruv423
    @ight_bruv423 2 дня назад

    13:52 THATS JUST WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK(im in full denial😭)

  • @SIMBA-tq2ch
    @SIMBA-tq2ch 27 дней назад +1

    You forgot endless ocean luminous

  • @Puprplestar02fan
    @Puprplestar02fan 14 дней назад

    4:48 I have a megalodon tooth to

  • @SamuRhino2023
    @SamuRhino2023 27 дней назад +1

    Releeeeeeeaaaassseeeee meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

  • @Scauldron895
    @Scauldron895 26 дней назад

    Megalodons are VERY!! Common in ARK's Oceans. I encounter them all the time.

  • @StephenEclipse
    @StephenEclipse 27 дней назад

    Can you do a video like this about Coelacanth

  • @Smitty753
    @Smitty753 26 дней назад

    I don't know why I just randomly search megalodons in this video popped up Fresh Out the Oven

  • @Forestguardian
    @Forestguardian 26 дней назад

    The megalodon in ark are interesting, it's like the only iconic predator in the game that is way undersized instead of oversized

  • @josiahdrake2632
    @josiahdrake2632 27 дней назад +1

    We definitely gonna need a bigger boat with harpoons and guns to bag this monster shark!🚢🦈

  • @superiorcybergodzilla5670
    @superiorcybergodzilla5670 26 дней назад

    Many people believe that Megalodon lived alongside dinosaurs.
    Titanus Megalodon 🦖🦈

  • @Th0ughtf0rce
    @Th0ughtf0rce 2 дня назад

    Recent findings indicated the real Carcharocles/Otodus megalodon bore little resemblance to the modern great white (Carcharodon carcharias), aside from being sharks. The ones we see in movies would best be described as Carcharodon megalodon, a fictional species.

  • @restionSerpentine
    @restionSerpentine 27 дней назад

    My wife has a picture of her standing beside a set of Meg Jaws at the Smithsonian.
    There are several terrible mockmentaries, Discovery channel pretended were real
    Pretty sure that giant mechanical Meg was made for shark week... Double checked and Yes it was from SharkZilla that premiered on Sharkweek
    The Assylum has a Megashark series that features megs
    The main reason people still think it is alive, is a tooth was found and carbon dated to about 10,000 but that was using the least accurate carbon dating.
    Hungry Shark evolution is a fun shark game that has a Meg in it.

  • @Crossoverworld1990
    @Crossoverworld1990 12 дней назад

    What about the Hungry Shark series? That had Megalodon in it

  • @Sharknerd04
    @Sharknerd04 27 дней назад +1

    You also left out these Megalodon designs in films shows and games
    Jaws Ultimate Predator
    Shark hunting the great white
    Depth
    Fish feed and grow
    Shark hunter
    Mega shark series.

  • @Tyrannosaurus1993
    @Tyrannosaurus1993 12 дней назад

    You forgot a movie, Mega shark vs Giant Octopus

  • @TheCommander06
    @TheCommander06 5 дней назад

    Id say check out the version of it from ‘The Deep’ Kids cartoon show!

  • @br61499
    @br61499 25 дней назад

    Should have named the brachio earthquake simulator.

  • @QuickStrikes84
    @QuickStrikes84 13 дней назад

    lol that meg just traveled back in time tens of millions of years to beach itself and bash its organs to goop to grab a T. rex. 😂😂😂

  • @tm43977
    @tm43977 27 дней назад +1

    Otodus Megalodon the Cenozoic beast s Portait

  • @chancegivens9390
    @chancegivens9390 27 дней назад

    I like the ones that don't look exactly like a great white shark.

  • @Meme-penguin69
    @Meme-penguin69 27 дней назад +2

    Dunkliosies next and i dont know how to spell the name

  • @sleekchaser3049
    @sleekchaser3049 21 день назад

    Imagine the shock of people when it turns out to be a giant hammerhead

  • @MarkTheDilophosaurus281
    @MarkTheDilophosaurus281 27 дней назад

    Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun. Had to do a jaws reference

  • @tubois2025
    @tubois2025 18 дней назад

    Did everyone forget about the hungry shark games?

    • @Crossoverworld1990
      @Crossoverworld1990 12 дней назад

      I 100% did not! I was pretty disappointed he didn’t mention the Hungry Shark series in it 💀

  • @user-fy2js6os3c
    @user-fy2js6os3c 27 дней назад

    Many interpretations of Deinonychus

  • @EstcoTheGamer63
    @EstcoTheGamer63 22 дня назад

    I think that the meg looks more like a tiger or bull shark