Name - Otodus megalodon

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:664449 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Otodus megalodon (Agassiz 1835)

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Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Analysing trophic competition in Otodus megalodon and Carcharodon carcharias through 2D-SEM dental microwear.
• Cautionary tales on the use of proxies to estimate body size and form of extinct animals.
• Taphonomic and ecological insights from conspecific bite marks on Otodus megalodon teeth.
• The first Otodus megalodon remains from Canada and their predicted range limit.
• Miocene marine vertebrate trophic ecology reveals megatooth sharks as opportunistic supercarnivores.

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