Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark
The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...
Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor ...
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Clickable Shark
The shark pictured here is a composite. Moreover, it's a male composite. Finally, we only touch on some of the fascinating facts and functions of selected body parts. (Click on them in any order ...
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Megalodon may have been much bigger than we thought
trunk and tail measurements from 145 present-day shark species and 20 extinct species. Based on the average proportions of the three body parts relative to one another, it was estimated that the ...
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Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Based on a partial 36-foot (11-meter) fossilized megalodon vertebral column (spine) previously unearthed in Belgium, the team investigated how big the shark’s other body parts might have been.
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Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
The new study asked a simple question: How long were the parts not represented ... that the body form of O. megalodon likely superficially resembled the modern lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris ...