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Experts have a hard time estimating the size of animals from the distant past, as these species often left only fragmentary fossils. In a recent study, the authors write that they have finally managed to identify the dimensions of megalodone, IFLScience writes.
According to the results, the huge shark was 16 feet long and its fins could have been the size of an adult.
Basking sharkOtodus megalodon) 23 to 3 million years ago, he was the lord of the ocean, his surviving teeth revealed that he lived a predatory lifestyle, feeding on whales, big fish and other sharks. Ancient whale bones have also been found in which the teeth of the mighty shark are embedded.
A team from the University of Swansea and the University of Bristol used mathematical methods to analyze data from five shark species of similar structure today to estimate the proportions of megalodone. The researchers found that modern sharks follow the same growth pattern throughout their lives and, based on this, they were able to model the dimensions of the giant shark. Experts say that an adult could have been 16 meters long and its bite force could reach 10 tons.
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