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Research Reveals How Teeth Functioned and Evolved in Giant Mega Sharks

A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that teeth that functioned and evolved in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives were a by-product of becoming huge, rather than an adaptation to new feeding habits. The iconic extinct Megalodon was the largest shark to ever roam the seas. Its name translates to ...

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A megaladon shark.

Biologist Discovers Megalodon Went Extinct Earlier Than Thought

Megalodon — a giant predatory shark that has inspired numerous documentaries, books, and blockbuster movies — likely went extinct at least 1 million years earlier than previously thought, according to new research published in PeerJ — the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences. Earlier research, which used a worldwide sample of fossils, suggested that the 50-foot-long, giant ...

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Megalodon extinction graphical abstract.