The extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon is the last member of the predatory megatoothed
lineage and is reported from Neogene sediments from nearly all continents. The timing of …

The taxonomic origin of the white shark, Carcharodon, is a highly debated subject. New
fossil evidence presented in this study suggests that the genus is derived from the broad …

Through elasmobranch (sharks and rays) evolutionary history, gigantism evolved multiple
times in phylogenetically distant species, some of which are now extinct. Interestingly, the …

Inferring the size of extinct animals is fraught with danger, especially when they were much
larger than their modern relatives. Such extrapolations are particularly risky when allometry …

Background As we know from modern species, nursery areas are essential shark habitats
for vulnerable young. Nurseries are typically highly productive, shallow-water habitats that …

The extinct shark Carcharocles megalodon is one of the largest marine apex predators ever
to exist. Nonetheless, little is known about its body-size variations through time and space …

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 …

Aim Given its catastrophic consequences, the extinction of apex predators has long been of
interest to modern ecology. Despite major declines, no present‐day species of marine apex …

A diverse vertebrate fauna, dominated by elasmobranch taxa, was collected from the upper
Oligocene (Chattian) Chandler Bridge Formation in Summerville, Dorchester County, South …

Aim Most reef fishes are site‐attached, but can maintain a broad distribution through their
highly dispersive larval stage. The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is site‐attached …