Could Squidsharks Survive Earth’s Deadliest Ocean? Miocene Monsters

Could Squidsharks Survive Earth’s Deadliest Ocean? The Miocene ocean was arguably the deadliest in Earth’s history. This ancient Cenozoic sea was full of powerful mesopredators like great white sharks, Livyatan melvillei, Otodus megalodon, giant makos, and raptorial dolphins that would easily qualify as apex predators in most other time periods, and had monstrous top carnivores of its own like Livyatan and Otodus megalodon. The world’s oceans were connected with rich nutrient-bearing currents, providing extremely high primary productivity that allowed for all of these powerful predators to freely coexist. But can the ecosystem remain stable when a video game monster, the giant, sleek Squidshark from Subnautica: Below Zero, joins the roster? We’ll cover how it adapts to its new home, where it might fit into the trophic pyramid, and how it handles the vicious competition from the Miocene’s prehistoric hunters. And, of course, how the Squidshark might evolve to better fit in on Miocene Earth.

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00:00: Could Squidsharks survive Earth's deadliest ocean?
00:52: Squidshark Ecology and Biology Explained
03:43: Home (The Pisco Formation)
05:14: Hunger (Potential Prey Animals)
10:33: Hanger (Threats and Competition)
13:47: Livyatan and Otodus megalodon
18:10: Speculative Evolution
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