Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Conversely the increase in baleen whale size may have contributed to the extinction of megalodon, as they may have preferred to go after smaller whales; bite marks on large whale species may have come from scavenging sharks. Megalodon may have simply become coextinct with smaller whale species, such as Piscobalaena nana. [109]
Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes.Its members have been described as megatoothed sharks. [1] [2] They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene, and included genera such as Otodus, including the giant megalodon. [3]
A new study finds that megatooth sharks’ warm-blood adaptation and giant size may have played a role in their extinction. Scientists find new clue in what led to megalodon’s demise Skip to ...
Lighter Side. Medicare. News
Main Menu. News. News
Life restoration, showing a porbeagle or salmon shark-like profile Cretalamna was a medium to large-sized shark. Based on vertebral comparisons with various extant lamniforms and Cretoxyrhina , a 2007 study by Kenshu Shimada estimated a total length of 2.3–3.0 metres (8–10 ft) for the most complete skeleton of a large individual (LACM ...
Otodus angustidens [3] is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Late Eocene and Miocene epochs about 34 to 21 million years ago. [4] The largest individuals were about 11–12 metres (36–39 ft) long. This shark is related to another extinct megatoothed shark, the famous Otodus ...
Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports