Megalodon: Why Are Dinosaurs Still Alive?

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Have you ever wished that dinosaurs were still alive? One might still exist, the Megalodon. Evidence says that it is alive today. Many sightings, photos, and some videos of what people say, is a monster shark or a Megalodon. It had no real reason to go extinct because it has plenty of food, its environment is still clean and had no hazards that would kill it, and nothing could kill this top of the line predator. Megalodon is a shark that weighs over 20 tons and is up to 60 feet long fully grown. The fact that it could still be alive is both amazing and scary. Lots of people say that the megalodon is just some overgrown fish or a giant killer orca. The sightings, photos, and 3 videos are almost proof Megalodon is still in the

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