[HTML][HTML] Body length estimation of Neogene macrophagous lamniform sharks (Carcharodon and Otodus) derived from associated fossil dentitions

VJ Perez, RM Leder, T Badaut - 2021‏ - palaeo-electronica.org
The megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, is widely accepted as the largest macrophagous
shark that ever lived; and yet, despite over a century of research, its size is still debated. The …

A Review of the Paleobiology of Some Neogene Sharks and the Fossil Records of Extant Shark Species

O Höltke, EE Maxwell, MW Rasser - Diversity, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, new findings and new methods (stable isotopes of oxygen, zinc, and
nitrogen; 2D and 3D modeling; and geometric morphometric analyses of the teeth) have …

Tessellated calcified cartilage and placoid scales of the Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), offer new insights into its biology …

K Shimada, Y Yamaoka, Y Kurihara, Y Takakuwa… - Historical …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The late Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), is
mostly known for its gigantic teeth and vertebrae. Re-examination of the rock matrix …

The conquest of spaces: exploring drivers of morphological shifts through phylogenetic palaeoecology

JC Lamsdell - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Much of the focus of palaeobiological studies in the last century can be summarized as
seeking to understand how evolutionary lineages occupy new regions of morphological …

Biomechanical insights into the dentition of megatooth sharks (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)

A Ballell, HG Ferrón - Scientific Reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
The evolution of gigantism in extinct otodontid sharks was paralleled by a series of drastic
modifications in their dentition including widening of the crowns, loss of lateral cusplets, and …

Ontogenetic growth pattern of the extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon—implications for its reproductive biology, development, and life expectancy

K Shimada, MF Bonnan, MA Becker… - Historical Biology, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
The extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), is known
primarily from its gigantic teeth in the late Neogene marine fossil record. It is known to reach …

Revisiting body size trends and nursery areas of the Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), reveals Bergmann's rule possibly …

K Shimada, HM Maisch IV, VJ Perez, MA Becker… - Historical …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
The late Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, is known mainly from its gigantic
teeth and possibly reached 18–20 m in total length (TL). We re-examine the previously …

South Brazil pre‐colonial sharks: Insights into biodiversity and species distributions

G Burg Mayer, ECS de Souza, SP Gilson… - Journal of Fish …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
South Brazil's archaeological coastal sites (shellmounds and middens) show a diverse
collection of shark faunal remains, some of which belong to species considered rare …

New data on the Late Miocene chondrichthyans from the Western Mediterranean region (Alcoy Basin, Eastern Spain)

JL Herraiz, HG Ferrón, Á Carbonell… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Basin has been subjected to important geological and
paleogeographic events that have shaped the evolution of the faunal assemblages that …

Analysing trophic competition in† Otodus megalodon and Carcharodon carcharias through 2D-SEM dental microwear

MV Paredes-Aliaga, JL Herraiz - Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, 2024‏ - turia.uv.es
The extinction of the massive apex predator† Otodus megalodon during the Pliocene is a
subject of debate, with climate change and emergence of competitors as potential factors …