Commissioned Megalodon Illustration for PNAS (IMAGE)

William Paterson University

Commissioned Megalodon Illustration for PNAS

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The extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon had regional endothermy (partial warm-bloodedness) physiology based on geochemical samples taken from fossilized teeth.

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Alex Boersma/PNAS

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