DPS Ammonite Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Our own Robert Boessenecker authored a recently released paper that suggests that Megalodon died out due to competition from the smaller Great White Shark. “The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern North Pacific” by Robert Boessenecker et al. from PeerJ https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/02/14/us/megalodon-extinct-earlier-scli-intl/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F Full text article here: https://peerj.com/articles/6088/ 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Featuring @boess as lead author, no less! https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/14/us/megalodon-extinct-earlier-scli-intl/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Thanks Gus but @DPS Ammonite beat you to it! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Topics merged. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Darktooth said: Thanks Gus but @DPS Ammonite beat you to it! I was in shock that no one beat me to it. Here's another one: https://m.phys.org/news/2019-02-giant-megalodon-shark-extinct-earlier.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Another account of the work. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/02/megalodon-extinct-great-white-shark/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=Science_20190220::rid=1388449646 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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