A hunt gone wrong (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

A hunt gone wrong

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Artistic reconstruction of Otodus megalodon feeding upon an ancient swordfish ~11 - 3.7 million years ago. A puncture injury to the tooth gum such as this may have caused gemination of the developing tooth buds.

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Image: Jorge Gonzalez

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