Researchers find a necklace of megalodon teeth in the wreckage of the Titanic, but the rare object will probably have to stay at the bottom of the sea

Was there a real Rose aboard the Titanic? Lovers of the 1997 film might be shocked by a new underwater discovery reminiscent of the “Heart of the Ocean”.

A gold necklace made from the tooth of a prehistoric shark called Megalodon has been found in the wreck of the Titanic in the middle of a colossal project to scan the site of the infamous 1912 shipwreck.

In the film, Rose – a Juliet-looking young woman played by Kate Winslet – wears a fictional 56-carat blue diamond necklace purchased for her by her fiancé, which plays a prominent role in the film’s plot.

“While the artifact found is not the same famous necklace – which was created for the film – the discovery of Megalodon’s tooth necklace is poignant,” said Magellan, a firm specializing in offshore and ultra- deep. said in a press release.

Images taken during Magellan’s massive investigation of the sunken luxury liner included images of the Megaladon necklace, the company said.

The company noted that members of the public are not permitted to remove artifacts lost when the ship sank under an agreement between the US and UK, so team members Magellan are not allowed to touch the wreckage – and so the incredible find may be lost. at the bottom of the sea forever.

“In an effort to find the owner of the jewels, Magellan is using artificial intelligence to contact family members of the 2,200 passengers aboard the Titanic when it sank,” the company said.

Megalodons are known to have lived 20 million years ago until their extinction around 3.6 million years ago. They are estimated to have reached 18 meters in length, more than three times longer than modern great white sharks.

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