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Historical Biology
An International Journal of Paleobiology
Volume 33, 2021 - Issue 12
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Ontogenetic growth pattern of the extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon—implications for its reproductive biology, development, and life expectancy

Kenshu Shimadaa Department of Environmental Science and Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA;b Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA;c Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew F. Bonnand Biology Program, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, USAView further author information
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Martin A. Beckere Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ, USAView further author information
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Michael L. Griffithse Department of Environmental Science, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ, USAView further author information
Pages 3254-3259 | Received 19 Aug 2020, Accepted 06 Dec 2020, Published online: 11 Jan 2021

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Kenshu Shimada, Yuta Yamaoka, Yukito Kurihara, Yuji Takakuwa, Harry M. Maisch$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), Martin A. Becker, Robert A. Eagle & Michael L. Griffiths. (2023) Tessellated calcified cartilage and placoid scales of the Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), offer new insights into its biology and the evolution of regional endothermy and gigantism in the otodontid clade. Historical Biology 0:0, pages 1-15.
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Kenshu Shimada, Harry M. Maisch$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), Victor J. Perez, Martin A. Becker & Michael L. Griffiths. (2023) Revisiting body size trends and nursery areas of the Neogene megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), reveals Bergmann’s rule possibly enhanced its gigantism in cooler waters. Historical Biology 35:2, pages 208-217.
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Phillip C. Sternes, Jake J. Wood & Kenshu Shimada. (2023) Body forms of extant lamniform sharks (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes), and comments on the morphology of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, and the evolution of lamniform thermophysiology. Historical Biology 35:1, pages 139-151.
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Jacopo Amalfitano, Fabio Marco Dalla Vecchia, Giorgio Carnevale, Eliana Fornaciari, Guido Roghi & Luca Giusberti. (2022) Morphology and paleobiology of the Late Cretaceous large-sized shark Cretodus crassidens (Dixon, 1850) (Neoselachii; Lamniformes) . Journal of Paleontology 96:5, pages 1166-1188.
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Jack A. Cooper, John R. Hutchinson, David C. BernviGeremy Cliff, Rory P. WilsonMatt L. DickenJan MenzelStephen Wroe, Jeanette Pirlo & Catalina Pimiento. (2022) The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling . Science Advances 8:33.
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