Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/rv5xUk9NK6 https://t.co/tohv4FauRu
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions.
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Several discussions emphasize the exciting revelations from the publication, with comments like 'Megalodon may have had the all-time highest food web position' and references to their ability to feed on large apex predators. The lively tone and choice of words such as 'mega-predators' and 'eating machine without peer' indicate a shared enthusiasm for the implications of this research. This reflects a positive outlook on how the findings contribute to marine biology.
Most discussions show supportive stances towards the publication's findings about the dietary habits of megatooth sharks, though some posts introduce differing perspectives.
There is a strong curiosity reflected in the discussions, with many users expressing intrigue about the findings and their implications for understanding marine ecosystems.
The posts display reasonable engagement as participants reference scientific methods and related research while sharing their thoughts.
Participants believe that the findings could significantly reshape our understanding of marine food webs, highlighting the historic dominance of the megalodon.
Abstract in brief
- The study investigates the trophic positions of Cenozoic megatooth sharks, revealing that these sharks held extremely high positions in marine food chains, surpassing any known extinct or living species.
- By comparing nitrogen ratios in their organic matter to other fossilized tissues, researchers reconstructed their dietary habits and demonstrated a significant shift in their feeding strategies as they evolved to larger sizes.
- The findings suggest that these sharks reached their peak trophic level before attaining their maximum body size of over 15 meters, and they went extinct around 35 million years ago.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyMegatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/rv5xUk9NK6 https://t.co/XT71AOzXdQ
Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t.co/ZzTxpwguJW
“New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks -- the biggest sharks that ever lived -- were apex predators at the highest level ever measured." Article here: https://t.co/h3eNMQCSTB #sharkscience #megalodon #sharks #sharkeducation https://t.co/276QIYg6tW
An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex predators, as previous works on stable isotopes suggest, further indicating it was an apex super predator (12/17) https://t.co/etkikaB5dI https://t.co/9XJcXQcFKX https://t.co/rjQv8wwd4p
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@fan1789_s @BatleChampion47 McCormack paper: https://t.co/JuMuGtpTOm Kast paper: https://t.co/FqdycQ23H5 As said, both involve authors of your link & both use Otodus. Both are from 2022, more recent. Sorry, case closed.
@FossilLocator Not a bad idea! https://t.co/ccwTSYFrCo
RT @PimientoGroup: An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex preda…
RT @Jeew333T: Oh what teeth the #shark has
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@WillBra74846312 @HybridaProject https://t.co/gtiKGx08t8 https://t.co/nYkwUXdyQE https://t.co/rP4xkILlCA https://t.co/P1VneaaYdv https://t.co/oEB5L8ycj6
@V2manburu I certainly won't spend time to translate a meme sorry. For the rest about megalodon size, shape and ecology you have those recent works : https://t.co/HpUXXMwC0z https://t.co/wFq70H1UKy https://t.co/ZF7bJMFzqz https://t.co/Qi6thbQ4lf Not so boring.
@TalesofKaimere @RunicPotato According to this study, small whales were not their main prey item as they fed a lot on apex predators : https://t.co/Qi6thbQCaN
@KeithDeHaas @ausar_the @TyrantLzrdQueen A subsequent study says otherwise https://t.co/Qi6thbQ4lf
RT @PimientoGroup: An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex preda…
RT @PimientoGroup: An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex preda…
RT @PimientoGroup: An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex preda…
RT @PimientoGroup: An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex preda…
An ability to eat prey of similar size to orcas implies that megalodon had a higher trophic level than living apex predators, as previous works on stable isotopes suggest, further indicating it was an apex super predator (12/17) https://t.co/etkikaB5dI https://t.co/9XJcXQcFKX https://t.co/rjQv8wwd4p
#RT @aaas: Megalodons may have actually been the mega-predators of the food chain, according to a new study: https://t.co/H3onD1JP5u https://t.co/gZ6McGk9vl
RT @aaas: Megalodons may have actually been the mega-predators of the food chain, according to a new study: https://t.co/jao74390nq https:/…
Megalodons may have actually been the mega-predators of the food chain, according to a new study: https://t.co/jao74390nq https://t.co/amje9KRxDu
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The #Megalodon (Otodus megalodon), meaning "big tooth", is an extinct species of #shark that lived aprox. 23-3.6 mya. New research shows these prehistoric megatooth sharks were #apex predators at the highest trophic level ever measured. https://t.co/uT5CLlYZnW https://t.co/xe9x4DPCHW
RT @Sharks4Kids: “New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks -- the biggest sharks that ever lived -- were apex predato…
RT @Sharks4Kids: “New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks -- the biggest sharks that ever lived -- were apex predato…
“New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks -- the biggest sharks that ever lived -- were apex predators at the highest level ever measured." Article here: https://t.co/h3eNMQCSTB #sharkscience #megalodon #sharks #sharkeducation https://t.co/276QIYg6tW
RT @ElasmoSociety: In case you thought we were done with teeth for this edition of #ElasmoScienceSunday, @kast_emma and colleagues found ev…
RT @V2manburu: 新生代のメガトゥース・シャークは、極めて高い栄養ポジションを占めていた (分かり易い一部だけを抜粋します) 新生代に巨大化したメガロドン等オトダス(Otodus)グループが頂点捕食者に君臨出来た秘密とは? ◉論文 (https://t.co/J9R…
RT @V2manburu: 新生代のメガトゥース・シャークは、極めて高い栄養ポジションを占めていた (分かり易い一部だけを抜粋します) 新生代に巨大化したメガロドン等オトダス(Otodus)グループが頂点捕食者に君臨出来た秘密とは? ◉論文 (https://t.co/J9R…
新生代のメガトゥース・シャークは、極めて高い栄養ポジションを占めていた (分かり易い一部だけを抜粋します) 新生代に巨大化したメガロドン等オトダス(Otodus)グループが頂点捕食者に君臨出来た秘密とは? ◉論文 (https://t.co/J9R3AfWuey)
#SharkWeek is around the corner so to celebrate, here's a 3 part series on the two most famous #sharks of all time: the great white & the megalodon! Let's kick it off eh?
En este trabajo se analiza la posición en las cadenas tróficas de "Megalodon" del Mioceno y Plioceno DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6529 https://t.co/IeVbiouKRf #divulgacioncientifica #CienciayTecnología #Paleontologia #cienciasnaturales #Megalodon #megalodonteeth #isotopos https://t.co/q7gBhUSPtw
#RT @aaas: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/YHm8UWqbhY https://t.co/VZJtC49MEl
RT @aaas: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, accor…
Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/Rx8W4a1hzu https://t.co/Z6LLhQEkhy
In case you thought we were done with teeth for this edition of #ElasmoScienceSunday, @kast_emma and colleagues found evidence in shark teeth that Megalodon may have had the highest trophic level of any marine species that's ever existed. https://t.co/6WMzf36cX5
Oh what teeth the #shark has
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/NLRNiOeKK3 https://t.co/vVlg1HAHD1
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/rv5xUk9NK6 https://t.co/XT71AOzXdQ
Nitrogen isotopeの手法を、これだけ古い脊椎動物の化石(歯)を対象に用いるするのは、非常に画期的!
RT @physorg_com: What did #Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted, including other predators @princeton @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/H1TlTXm1Ye…
New work from Princeton scientists on marine food chains, Nitrogen pathway clues, and an eating machine without peer. https://t.co/TApTHRV3pB More on #Megalodon, see #Britannica https://t.co/asf3cM86KZ https://t.co/jDDCxFrKHB
RT @paleont_kt: 今朝は、メガロドン関連のニュースが2本あります。 「史上最高の頂点捕食者だった」! 歯の栄養レベルから判明、という記事(ナゾロジー)→ https://t.co/AZ1bIzOIa5 論文は、こちらですね→ https://t.co/tzbW89…
今朝は、メガロドン関連のニュースが2本あります。 「史上最高の頂点捕食者だった」! 歯の栄養レベルから判明、という記事(ナゾロジー)→ https://t.co/AZ1bIzOIa5 論文は、こちらですね→ https://t.co/tzbW89Z8tT
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/xSn6WMoJUW
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/xSn6WMoJUW
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/xSn6WMoJUW
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/xSn6WMoJUW
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/xSn6WMoJUW
RT @ScienceAdvances: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators. https://t.co/aPrTmQDCht https://t.co/kIbkoiuTQy
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/FLbyEjruIt
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/NLRNiOeKK3 https://t.co/gCEi3bNJms
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine preda…
Megatooth sharks, commonly known as megalodons, may have had the all-time highest food web position among marine predators, according to a new study in @ScienceAdvances. https://t.co/rv5xUk9NK6 https://t.co/tohv4FauRu
Tubarões megadentes cenozóicos ocuparam posições tróficas extremamente altas https://t.co/MqCR0VouNj #Paleontologypaper #Paleoecology #Otodus
ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL (acceso abierto) Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/7aWTHBsud3 via @ScienceAdvances
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/ulXGtJb7Mw
RT @PhylumBryozoa: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions| Science Advances https://t.co/LKFCnL7dem
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted, says Liz Fuller-Wright, @Princeton's science writer and brilliant headline writer. (Original title of this scientific paper: Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions) @lizfullerwright https://t.co/q97TIO55bm
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions| Science Advances https://t.co/LKFCnL7dem
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @CooperPalaeo: New paper on nitrogen isotopes suggests that megatooth sharks may have had higher trophic levels than any known marine pr…
New paper on nitrogen isotopes suggests that megatooth sharks may have had higher trophic levels than any known marine predator. In other words, we can now scientifically say that megalodon & fam are best predators
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
RT @SharkScience: Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t…
Cenozoic megatooth #sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions. @ScienceAdvances https://t.co/OwnllYsFZw https://t.co/ZzTxpwguJW
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions https://t.co/QiQ5HX56hd
Just out! Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions from @kast_emma and colleagues science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…