Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, <i>Otodus megalodon</i> (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction.

Shimada K, Motani R, Wood JJ, Sternes PC, Tomita T, Bazzi M, Collareta A, Gayford JH, Türtscher J, Jambura PL, Kriwet J, Vullo R, Long DJ, Summers AP, Maisey JG, Underwood C, Ward DJ, Maisch HM, Perez VJ, Feichtinger I, Naylor GJP, Moyer JK, Higham TE, da Silva JPCB, Bornatowski H, González-Barba G, Griffiths ML, Becker MA, Siversson M.

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DOI: 10.26879/1502
Published: 2025-01-01
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@article{allodium:10.26879/1502,
  title = {Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, \&lt;i\&gt;Otodus megalodon\&lt;/i\&gt; (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction.},
  author = {Shimada K and  Motani R and  Wood JJ and  Sternes PC and  Tomita T and  Bazzi M and  Collareta A and  Gayford JH and  Türtscher J and  Jambura PL and  Kriwet J and  Vullo R and  Long DJ and  Summers AP and  Maisey JG and  Underwood C and  Ward DJ and  Maisch HM and  Perez VJ and  Feichtinger I and  Naylor GJP and  Moyer JK and  Higham TE and  da Silva JPCB and  Bornatowski H and  González-Barba G and  Griffiths ML and  Becker MA and  Siversson M.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Palaeontol Electronica},
  doi = {10.26879/1502},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.26879/1502}
}

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TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Shimada K
AU  -  Motani R
AU  -  Wood JJ
AU  -  Sternes PC
AU  -  Tomita T
AU  -  Bazzi M
AU  -  Collareta A
AU  -  Gayford JH
AU  -  Türtscher J
AU  -  Jambura PL
AU  -  Kriwet J
AU  -  Vullo R
AU  -  Long DJ
AU  -  Summers AP
AU  -  Maisey JG
AU  -  Underwood C
AU  -  Ward DJ
AU  -  Maisch HM
AU  -  Perez VJ
AU  -  Feichtinger I
AU  -  Naylor GJP
AU  -  Moyer JK
AU  -  Higham TE
AU  -  da Silva JPCB
AU  -  Bornatowski H
AU  -  González-Barba G
AU  -  Griffiths ML
AU  -  Becker MA
AU  -  Siversson M.
PY  - 2025
JO  - Palaeontol Electronica
DO  - 10.26879/1502
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K, S., R, M., JJ, W., PC, S., T, T., M, B., A, C., JH, G., J, T., PL, J., J, K., R, V., DJ, L., AP, S., JG, M., C, U., DJ, W., HM, M., VJ, P., I, F., GJP, N., JK, M., TE, H., JPCB, D. S., H, B., G, G., ML, G., MA, B., & M., S. (2025). Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, <i>Otodus megalodon</i> (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction.. Palaeontol Electronica. https://doi.org/10.26879/1502

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Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, &lt;i&gt;Otodus megalodon&lt;/i&gt; (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction.

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Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, <i>Otodus megalodon</i> (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction.