An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks.: Social discussions and analytics

Ancient Shark Extinction 19 Million Years Ago and Its Impact

There used to be SO MANY sharks where did they go. Research indicates a major extinction event around 19 million years ago during the early Miocene, reducing shark populations significantly without climate influence…

PBS Eons · Mar 2, 2022 11,716,968 views

Unexplained Extinctions in Earth’s History

Earth's history includes significant extinctions, some well-understood like the dinosaurs', while others remain mysterious. This video explores lesser-known extinction events and their potential causes.

SciShow · Dec 29, 2021 1,929,053 views

PO9

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"An early Miocene extinction in pelagic #sharks" "... declining in abundance by >90% and morphological diversity by >70%, an event from which they never recovered. This abrupt #extinction occurred independently from any known global climate event" https://t.co/ZVOVS2TKnO

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Samm Hurst PhD, MA

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#SharkWeek

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Eric C

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@jadegeorgiana_ I haven't heard this before and supposedly it's a new discovery, but neat; https://t.co/yVkIdjFx2w

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Earth_Life

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Noticeably F.A.T.

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Carmine De Santo

@carminedesanto2 · X

Sharks nearly went extinct 19 million years ago #shorts https://t.co/dHImQolsE1 via @YouTube

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I liked this video on YouTube. https://t.co/cSuUos74cS

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Stefan Ryan James

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Sharks nearly went extinct 19 million years ago #shorts https://t.co/KPlJUqogPI via @YouTube

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Burnadette

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Edward

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Kristina Pace

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Sharks nearly went extinct 19 million years ago #shorts https://t.co/ynlETtSSsY via @YouTube

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Mitchie Hano

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Tim Kai is~

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Contla3

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This is so sad :'c https://t.co/Gthe3lzI2A

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Luca

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Paul Jacobson

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I'm spending the last hour of 2021 watching a (well researched and informative) @SciShow video about mysterious extinction events. It feels appropriate ...

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Corine

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Gordon Neighbour

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RT @KlausRiede: Comment on “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” https://t.co/c2bbbd9aBt #fossilfriday

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Klaus Riede

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Comment on “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” https://t.co/c2bbbd9aBt #fossilfriday

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YA_UE

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RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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CuriosityFeedstheCat

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Géosciences Rennes

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Harold Smith

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Yael Dragwyla

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William Wallace

@bill14051 · X

RT @SciShow: Nowadays, we're pretty confident about how the dinosaurs died out, but there are still other extinctions throughout Earth's hi…

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Dai

@Dai5tr0y3r · X

RT @SciShow: Nowadays, we're pretty confident about how the dinosaurs died out, but there are still other extinctions throughout Earth's hi…

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Zero One

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SciShow

@SciShow · X

Nowadays, we're pretty confident about how the dinosaurs died out, but there are still other extinctions throughout Earth's history that remain unsolved. https://t.co/A7gvZkaL7C https://t.co/sVewAhZ9Kt

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Kitty

@kittybravofan · X

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Johannes Lüke

@JohannesSLueke · X

New video by SciShow: 4 Mysterious Extinctions from Earth’s History https://t.co/XbhoEZePoi

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Creative Brain 4 Life

@CreativeBrain77 · X

https://t.co/71WXVvYVD2 https://t.co/clfG1merGS These days, we're fairly assured about how the dinosaurs died out, however there are nonetheless different extinctions all through Earth's historical past, s

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@Carcharo9300 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

Dec 23, 2021 · 10 shares · 250 followers View post →

dinosaurhunter

@dinosaurhunter5 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

Dec 23, 2021 · 10 shares · 59 followers View post →

Asa

@Asa_dinoclub414 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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青柳

@FBWM8888 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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@shitake_reverse · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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魚豊魚

@fe0555 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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ヤマタノオロチ

@oroti0 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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パンテオン（半遁モード）

@pantheo27705718 · X

RT @rex_toyo: “前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論…

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とよけらとぷす

@rex_toyo · X

“前期中新世のサメ大量絶滅事件“は幻だった？この事件があったと主張する論文（https://t.co/CLstBHwfbl）は、ウロコの形態の個体差などの重要な点を十分考慮しておらず、そのデータの解釈には疑問の余地があるとしています。 #とよけら論文紹介 https://t.co/Qv6ArCu7VE

Dec 22, 2021 · 29 likes · 10 shares · 2,149 followers View post →

La Enzima Inquieta #ViajandoConCiencia

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RT @emulenews: #ScienceMag Comment on “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” https://t.co/dTURvNDQd5 Response to Comment on “An ea…

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Mario

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RT @emulenews: #ScienceMag Comment on “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” https://t.co/dTURvNDQd5 Response to Comment on “An ea…

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Francis Villatoro

@emulenews · X

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Francis Villatoro

@emulenews · X

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Yoshitaka Yabumoto

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RT @Sharks4Kids: #SharkScienceSunday “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” Full article: https://t.co/1FWOGlVqGL https://t.co/s…

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Nicole Robertson

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RT @Sharks4Kids: #SharkScienceSunday “An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks” Full article: https://t.co/1FWOGlVqGL https://t.co/s…

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Shark Education

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Cheryl Amber Dotson

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Everything Must Go!

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Journal of Comparative Pathology

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EduMaritime

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Peeyush Pallav

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とよけらとぷす

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RT @TomHoltzPaleo: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/9prPOmHhqR

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Paul Fowler

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john mattison

@johnmattison18 · X

An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/cTpgwDEot0 @katgledhill Fantastic mystery!! Could this selective die-off of peak predators be the result of bioconcentration of a heavy metal released globally into the ocean from a persistent volcanic event??

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Elena Popa

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Shark mass extinction 19 million years ago: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/fUKVVF8uN7

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David Price

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Mason Weinrich

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RT @lusseau: did cetaceans play a role? An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/MfpGgBYNU9

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Gordon Neighbour

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RT @ferwen: #FossilFriday An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/66VHbAEbPw

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PAUL JEFFERY / WHITE HOUSE South

@ReconnStation · X

An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/gzxpklVluP . I can only surmise that ancient sharks reached a biological threshold whereby their bodies could tolerate only a certain level of mercury .Their muscle mass deteriorated having the same effect as zero gravity

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Meagan Phelan

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RT @virgiliocorrado: @milesobrien An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/2EHEwzBzLP

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virgiliocorrado

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virgiliocorrado

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@milesobrien An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/2EHEwzBzLP

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virgiliocorrado

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@CaraSantaMaria An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/2EHEwzBzLP

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virgiliocorrado

@virgiliocorrado · X

@drkiki show topic? An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/2EHEwzBzLP

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Dr Charlotte Birkmanis 佳兰

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RT @MarkMeekan: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/H4eJ1ZZdXO

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David Lusseau

@lusseau · X

did cetaceans play a role? An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/MfpGgBYNU9

Jun 4, 2021 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,459 followers View post →

Gonzalo Araujo, Ph.D.

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RT @MarkMeekan: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/H4eJ1ZZdXO

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Francis Neat

@francis_neat · X

Such a cool approach - microfossils of shark skin denticles reveal an early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/F3SPNBnXFW

Jun 4, 2021 · 2 likes · 262 followers View post →

Shark Devocean

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Klement Tockner

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Alexandre Soares Rosado

@Rosado_AS · X

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nobody

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An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks - Science Magazine https://t.co/1OBhN8QD9Y

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Dhoone Menezes-Sousa, PhD

@dhoone · X

RT @MarkMeekan: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/H4eJ1ZZdXO

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Mark Meekan

@MarkMeekan · X

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Shark Science

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PaleoGalli

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Kevyne

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Science Magazine: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks. https://t.co/bvHlhxQmRo via @GoogleNews

Jun 3, 2021 · 390 followers View post →

Global News Report

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"#Science News: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks - #Science Magazine #News": https://t.co/ICu52ikMNt

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細川菜々子

@MariannaBryann · X

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Angel Giovanni Becerra Rodríguez

@GiovanniBece · X

RT @TomHoltzPaleo: An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/9prPOmHhqR

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the Earth Project

@EarthProj2050 · X

An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/R0juW4GyQf #biodiversity #extinction #sharks #fossils

Jun 3, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,513 followers View post →

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.

@TomHoltzPaleo · X

An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks https://t.co/9prPOmHhqR

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