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The otodontid sharks have been considered to have been ectotherms, so on that basis megalodon would have been ectothermic. However, the largest contemporary ectothermic sharks, such as the whale shark, are filter feeders, while lamnids are regional endotherms, implying some metabolic correlations with a predatory lifestyle.
Cretoxyrhina (/ k r ɪ ˌ t ɒ k s i ˈ r h aɪ n ə /; meaning 'Cretaceous sharp-nose') is an extinct genus of large mackerel shark that lived about 107 to 73 million years ago during the late Albian to late Campanian of the Late Cretaceous.
Stethacanthidae is an extinct family of prehistoric sharks. [1] It is estimated to have existed approximately between 380 and 300 million years ago. Members of this family are noted for their peculiar dorsal fin.
Meg 2: The Trench hits theaters this week with a larger-than-life depiction of the megalodon. Here’s what we actually know about the beast, according to scientists.
The fossils of Otodus sharks indicate that they were very large macro-predatory sharks. [7] The largest known teeth of O. obliquus measure about 104 millimetres (4.1 in) in height. [8] The vertebral centrum of this species are over 12.7 cm (5 inch) wide. [7] Scientists suggest that O. obliquus would have measured about 8–9 metres (26–30 ft ...
Squalicorax, commonly known as the crow shark, is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. The genus had a global distribution in the Late Cretaceous epoch. Multiple species within this genus are considered to be wastebasket taxon due to morphological similarities in the teeth.
The discovery also provides insight into the evolutionary history of sharks found in our oceans today, experts say. ... or mackerel sharks, the same group that the extinct Otodus megalodon and the ...
A Pennsylvania 8-year-old on vacation in SC found a huge fossilized tooth from a long-extinct shark species. ‘Once in a lifetime find,’ Boy finds massive, extinct shark tooth on SC vacation ...