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 ...
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Dwarfism and Gigantism: The Size Anomalies in Island Animals
It is clear that the species best suited to the unique habitat of islands are those who exhibit either dwarfism or gigantism. Homo floresiensis and some of the strangely sized animals that lived in ...
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Megalodon Size Reveals Aquatic Gigantism Secrets
A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which ...
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Prehistoric shark surprisingly slim, according to researchers
It's not good news for directors of gruesome shark films: the extinct megalodon mega-shark may not have been an enlarged ...
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The Massive Megalodon May Have Been Even Longer and Sleeker
Comparing the prehistoric predator to today’s great white probably resulted in an underestimation.
Megalodon may have been ‘even longer’ than we thought
If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...
The Largest Sea Snake Of All Time Grew Up To 40 Feet Long And Hunted Whales—A ...
Palaeophis colossaeus, one of the largest known marine snakes of the Eocene, was a coastal predator whose fossils provide ...
Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Researchers refined their size estimates of the prehistoric shark by studying the bodily proportions of 165 other shark ...