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Select the statement that accurately summarizes why the megalodon went extinct.
An increase in more evolved sharks left the megalodon without mates.
Increased competition for food and territory.
A decrease in territory meant mass migration to other oceanic environments.
Climate change caused the ocean waters to become too cold.
Humans started to hunt the megalodon for its fins.
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Increased competition for food and territory.
Explanation: The megalodon’s extinction is best explained by a combination of factors—Pliocene climate cooling reduced its warm-water habitat and large prey, and more agile, competing sharks further reduced its food and territory. The other options (mate loss, human hunting, or mass migration as stated) are not supported by the fossil evidence.
Explanation: The megalodon’s extinction is best explained by a combination of factors—Pliocene climate cooling reduced its warm-water habitat and large prey, and more agile, competing sharks further reduced its food and territory. The other options (mate loss, human hunting, or mass migration as stated) are not supported by the fossil evidence.
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