M3gal0don_M4n Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Hi! I am not sure if this is meant to go here. This may come across as a seriously stupid and uneducated question , but are Megalodon vertebrae real? I have looked online and haven’t seen any photos. Signature goes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3gal0don_M4n Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Never mind. I found some. Signature goes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 4/29/2024 at 11:42 PM, M3gal0don_M4n said: Never mind. I found some. Yeah, you might like to see that long string of vertebrae found in Belgium and a few were found with a set of jaws in Peru. You can try doing a search on this site and see what's been talked about before. It isn't a stupid question. We might not expect to find a shark vertebra preserved as a fossil since a shark's skeleton is mostly cartilaginous. However, shark vertebrae can be partly calcified in life so they have a chance to be fossilized. The specimens I have and have seen have a porcelain-like preservation. They are easily chipped so they're often discovered already broken. They are not common finds and megalodon specimens are especially rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3gal0don_M4n Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 (edited) I had found a Scylirhinoid (catshark) vertebra on the beach and have seen what I was told was an Otodus obliquus vertebra. Edited May 6 by M3gal0don_M4n Signature goes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, M3gal0don_M4n said: I had found a Scylirhinoid (catshark) vertebra on the beach and have seen what I was told was an Otodus obliquus vertebra. Who told you it was an Otodus vertebra ? Because the size of a scyliorhinidae and an Otodus is very different, so certainly their vertebrae too... Moreover, I think that shark vertebrae, originally made of cartilage ossify with their advanced age, a little like our own tendons that ossify with old age. That would explain why fossilized shark vertebrae can be found. Coco Edited May 6 by Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 3 hours ago, Coco said: Because the size of a scyliorhinidae and an Otodus is very different, so certainly their vertebrae too... Coco, I think he is talking about two different verts. He found the scyliorhinidae vert himself AND he has seen a vert that someone claimed was from an Otodus. Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Ah OK, I would have misunderstood then. Thanks @Fin Lover Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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