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Tango0103 Aug 2024 12:39 p.m. PST

"The megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, which likely reached at least 15 m in total length, is an iconic extinct shark represented primarily by its gigantic teeth in the Neogene fossil record. This ancient species is largely known only from its teeth and vertebrae in the fossil record. Thus, the living great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has traditionally been used as a model for the body form of Otodus megalodon in previous studies. The new study, however, illuminates that Otodus megalodon had a body form that was more elongated than the great white shark…"


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Shagnasty Supporting Member of TMP03 Aug 2024 2:17 p.m. PST

It still has a darn big mouth!

Tango0104 Aug 2024 3:42 p.m. PST

(smile)

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Tango0123 Nov 2024 9:52 p.m. PST

Paleontologists Identify New Species of Giant Triassic Ichthyosaur

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Platybeladon07 Dec 2024 12:31 p.m. PST

And if any one would like to see the actual bits of the jawbone that identified the new species then pop into the Bristol Museum, where they're on display

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