New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer body may have also enabled a more efficient digestive system to power this massive icon of #paleontology. Full #OpenAccess Paper: https://t.co/ADeXMrxTBR https://t.co/VRPegqB2gu
White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, (Lamniformes: Otodontidae).
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In the discussions, participants referenced various aspects of the research, such as a recent study suggesting a comparison to basking sharks, which illustrates the evolving nature of scientific consensus. Comments like 'This is fun' and 'OMG DO U LIKE SHARKS ?!' convey a sense of excitement and enthusiasm. The choice of informal and engaging language, along with the sharing of research links and files, fosters a lively environment around this important scientific topic.
The majority of discussions indicate a general acceptance of the study's findings regarding the body shape of the megatooth shark.
Many participants express a strong fascination with the research, highlighting their eagerness to learn more about the megatooth shark.
Some posts delve into technical aspects and share links to the research, showing a moderate level of engagement with the content.
Participants generally perceive the research as significant, believing it will lead to a better understanding of the species and its implications in paleontology.
Abstract in brief
- * Understanding its biology and evolution is crucial for grasping how such predators influenced today's ocean environments, despite the inability to pinpoint its exact body shape due to incomplete fossils.
- * Recent analysis shows that earlier estimates of the megatooth shark's body length based on existing white shark vertebrae were underestimated, suggesting that it had a more elongated body compared to modern white sharks.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyThe #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFdBzmie44
Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae). Palaeontologia Electronica, 27(1):a7. https://t.co/Ou1KuD82os https://t.co/j0JbwPJbfR
Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously thought. https://t.co/iVNGkHDNBu #UCR @UCR_ScienceNews @EeobUcr https://t.co/qXB2WFyhXU
@sharrakan03 Aquí está una de las fuentes que use https://t.co/ledbAz3so6
The results of the study were published in @PalaeoE. Read it here: ⤵ https://t.co/oJs41yuz3I #openacces #shark #megalodon #paleontology @pJambura, @JuTuertscher, @JurgenKriwet, @VDSEE_univie
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@excalib51686983 @princesse_rasta @CestTerrifiant https://t.co/Erb7E5j0I5 https://t.co/4UK3N4BYRZ https://t.co/a7FVnE9Md9 Voici 3 études qui ont été validée en peer reviews avant publication. Maintenant envoie tes études scientifiques qui démentent la possibilité de l’existence même du megalodon ?
@CarritoM6809 @TheDarknix https://t.co/mhoTiMHMxx https://t.co/Ww2679lWeZ
RT @kaiju_tebasaki: @xWiqV7TujQ19142 ホホジロザメの近縁種らしいし、歯の形状も似ているから顔はホホジロザメモチーフで良いと思う。 体型については、アオザメのようにほっそりとしていたのではないか、という論文が少し前に書かれてた。 論文↓ htt…
@xWiqV7TujQ19142 ホホジロザメの近縁種らしいし、歯の形状も似ているから顔はホホジロザメモチーフで良いと思う。 体型については、アオザメのようにほっそりとしていたのではないか、という論文が少し前に書かれてた。 論文↓ https://t.co/QI7mXJjY7m https://t.co/NnOK1E6PsP
@sharrakan03 Aquí está una de las fuentes que use https://t.co/ledbAz3so6
This is fun: 'White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)' pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
@_chinchilove @ShizzlePlus Un film de merde avec une histoire de merde. Ouais, j'aime pas les "Meg". D'ailleurs, pour vous endormir moins bête (bon c'est anglais, mais c'est un détail !) : https://t.co/G8Js8liV37
@Gabriel_RL_IV @EmeraldTiger01 A recent paper argued we should reconstruct it based on the basking shark. https://t.co/4ob9mrLazj
@EmeraldTiger01 @cremieuxrecueil Funny you should mention that, there was a paper released just this year arguing that the basking shark would be its closest analogy in anatomy https://t.co/4ob9mrLazj The shrink wrapping trend is really outdated though, modern paleoarts generally do not do that anymore
O Megalodon não era tão grande assim
@miyazakishark https://t.co/WQe7Qjf4bT これです。
@petalpuncher OMG DO U LIKE SHARKS ?!?! HERES THE STUDY I HAVENT FINISHED READING IM SO EXCITED TO FINISH IT + A MODEL OF THE NEW PROPOSED BODY FORM !! https://t.co/oGTFDkoP2N https://t.co/lnMeurZu42
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
ARTÍCULO REFERENCIA (acceso abierto) White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) https://t.co/LP9WqQgzCO vía #PalaeontologiaElectronica https://t.co/s2TshIP5ca
原著はこれかな。 https://t.co/DQpj4vhawx
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
RT @stem_univie: The results of the study were published in @PalaeoE. Read it here: ⤵ https://t.co/oJs41yuz3I #openacces #shark #megalodo…
A new study suggests that Megalodon, the famously ginormous extinct shark, was longer and slimmer than generally thought. Here's the study: https://t.co/Q7BqsF5LLE Here's some @newscientist coverage (not by me): https://t.co/oJr0a7qxCX 1/2 https://t.co/QHvw5YANF9
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
The results of the study were published in @PalaeoE. Read it here: ⤵ https://t.co/oJs41yuz3I #openacces #shark #megalodon #paleontology @pJambura, @JuTuertscher, @JurgenKriwet, @VDSEE_univie
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalo…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
Sternes, P.C. et al. 2024. White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae). Palaeontologia Electronica, 27(1):a7. https://t.co/Ou1KuD82os https://t.co/j0JbwPJbfR
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
Interesting new paper suggesting a longer, skinnier body form for megalodon https://t.co/mR5fIZ2rJc https://t.co/axj7LyQk5N
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
メガロドンの体型 ホオジロザメとの比較は、絶滅したメガロドンOtodus megalodon(Lamniformes:Otodontidae)が細い体であることが明らか https://t.co/bYrcaYcYl9
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @BBKNatSci: Original research paper can be found here: https://t.co/Lio0ThjWxO
Original research paper can be found here: https://t.co/Lio0ThjWxO
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @AndrewW66619812: The study in "Palaeontologia Electronica" the above "New Scientist" article is based upon, & links to: “Megalodon bod…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @physorg_com: The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFd…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
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RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
RT @HighamLab: Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
The study in "Palaeontologia Electronica" the above "New Scientist" article is based upon, & links to: “Megalodon body form: White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, 'Otodus megaladon' (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)” 2/2 https://t.co/UPEGa6lz5c
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
RT @PalaeoE: New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer b…
Our paper about Megalodon body shape just came out. Our approach suggests that they were a bit more slender than previously thought. https://t.co/iVNGkHDNBu #UCR @UCR_ScienceNews @EeobUcr https://t.co/qXB2WFyhXU
New study proposes an updated reconstruction of #Megalodon as even longer (but slimmer) than previously thought. This longer body may have also enabled a more efficient digestive system to power this massive icon of #paleontology. Full #OpenAccess Paper: https://t.co/ADeXMrxTBR https://t.co/VRPegqB2gu
The #Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows @UCRiverside https://t.co/RhdxWfGi28 https://t.co/MFdBzmie44