The mystery of Megaladon

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Otodus megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived on Earth, most certainly reached at least 15 m (50 feet) in total length based on its gigantic teeth. Besides teeth, the species is also known from some isolated and associated vertebral specimens. It is entirely possible that the ancient shark could have indeed resembled the living great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) or lamnid sharks. However, according to the new research by paleontologists from the University of California at Riverside, DePaul University, and the Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History, the body form of Otodus megalodon can only be speculated based on the present fossil record, where there are no scientific means to decisively support or refute the accuracy of any of the previously published body forms of the fossil species.

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