Their abundance is due to the fact sharks lose roughly one set of teeth a fortnight, meaning they work their way through around 40,000 in their lifetime. It's fairly common to find megalodon teeth today, with one recently discovered in North Carolina. "Studies reconstructing the shark's bite force suggest that it may have been one of the most powerful predators ever to have existed," the site added. "So close, but so far! The Megalodon ( Otodus megalodon), disappeared more than 3 million years ago and will likely stay that way, but, for a few minutes, we thought he had returned!"Ĭommenting on the post, Lilbabyjo said: "He's out there.," while Eobreton admitted: "I got excited for 10 seconds." And Thesharkdoctor added: "Haha-that would've got my heart racing." The post concluded: "We waited for one of the rods to go off however, much to our disappointment, the shape started to transition into a large school of atlantic mackeral that hung around the boat for about 15 minutes. The team eagerly watched the scanner as the shape revealed it's true form, and sadly it wasn't a prehistoric sea creature. "Based on the length of the image we estimated the "Meg" to be about 50 feet long, weighing in at 40 tons!" The post said: "On a recent shark research trip we were all amused to see this shape appear on our fish finder for several minutes. The Atlantic Shark Institute shared a photo of a "megalodon" shape beneath the waves. Such large ones are rare, however, although they do have a mouth full of sharp teeth.An image picked up by the ocean scanner. Tope are a species of shark that can be found across the UK which can grow to over 80 lbs in weight and over six feet in length. If, for some reason, a diver or a snorkeler should be so lucky to see one in the water, the recommendation would be to face it, move slowly, and admire its slender outline moving through the water, before it disappears into the deep…" "Its presence in an area is positive, as it means there are healthy fish populations for it to feed on. It also likes to dive deep when offshore. It will avoid the presence of humans in the water. It can reach about six foot in length, but it will mostly try to eat some pollock, whiting, mackerel, even some crabs off the bottom. He said: "Absolutely not dangerous at all. Have you seen any rare species in or around Lancashire? Let us know in the comments belowĮmphasising that the species was 'not dangerous at all,' he gave some advice about what swimmers or visitors to Blackpool should do if they were lucky enough to spot one in future. In some parts, it is popular among anglers, with charter boats organising trips to hook these animals." He said: "Based on what I can see from there, I believe the shark should be a Tope ( Galeorhinus galeus), which is a fairly common species around the UK. He told LancsLive that the mysterious finding was indeed a Tope, and was fairly common around UK waters. We asked Stefano Mariani, PhD Professor of Marine Biodiversity Biological & Environmental Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University for his opinion on the photograph of the skull, and whether it would be considered dangerous. Lancs Live did seek an expert opinion on the mysterious maritime finding. One person simply commented: "Awe,' while another joked: "Baby shark's had a hard paper round." Meanwhile, the finding prompted other reactions, ranging from awe to amusement. The post on Facebook of the shark washed up on Blackpool beach (Image: Anna Cullen/Facebook) One commentator said "Awwh poor thing,' while another, Jay Waight, commented: "Dead tope pup more than likely caught in a channel and a seagull has had a pop at it." Others elicited sympathy for the remains of the creature. There is a lot of tope around ATM." Meanwhile, Kazzi Kaz commented: "Looks like spurdog shark." Sean Rusling said: "Looks like a tope head. Rebecca Taylor said: "It's a dog fish not a shark." However, Compo Robski disagreed, saying: "It's a pike." Others considered that it was a tope, a slender large shark. Read more: World Gravy Wrestling Championship makes triumphant return to Rossendale - and things got messy Some suggested it was actually a dog fish, while others voiced their opinions that it was definitely a pike. The announcement prompted speculation and interest across the town. In a post on Facebook, she published a photograph of the skull, with the simple statement: "Come across this yesterday washed up on the beach." A shark was found on Blackpool beach on Sunday, prompting a wave of speculation and interest from residents and visitors alike.īlackpool resident Anna Cullen said she had come across the find on North Shore on Sunday.
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