The size and shape of Megalodon's body reveal why some aquatic creatures are capable of gigantism.
by DePaul University Revised tentative body outline of 24.3 meters (80 feet) extinct megatooth shark, Oto The biology of the megalodon (megatooth shark), a prehistoric giant shark that roamed almost everywhere between 15 and 3.6 million years ago, is revealed in a new study. Along with 28 other experts from across the world in shark, fossil, and vertebrate anatomy, the study was directed by Kenshu Shimada, a professor of paleobiology at DePaul University. The study's results have been published in the Palaeontologia Electronica journal. Formally name...