Figures & data
Figure 1. Screenshot from the documentation video of the (ROV) Hercules at a depth of 3090 m on an unnamed seamount located ~350 km southeast of Johnston Atoll (dive H1926, 14.11332°N, 167.39357°W, 23 June 2022) showing the site with the Otodus megalodon tooth.
![Figure 1. Screenshot from the documentation video of the (ROV) Hercules at a depth of 3090 m on an unnamed seamount located ~350 km southeast of Johnston Atoll (dive H1926, 14.11332°N, 167.39357°W, 23 June 2022) showing the site with the Otodus megalodon tooth.](/cms/asset/eacafbac-964b-4253-b7dc-4ffba0d7c7e7/ghbi_a_2291771_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. Otodus megalodon tooth NA141-006-01-MT. A, labial view; B, profile view; C, lingual view; D, basal view. Scale bar 2 cm.
![Figure 2. Otodus megalodon tooth NA141-006-01-MT. A, labial view; B, profile view; C, lingual view; D, basal view. Scale bar 2 cm.](/cms/asset/d6574bcf-ab20-47b0-9fdb-b25eed41d2bc/ghbi_a_2291771_f0002_oc.jpg)
Figure 3. Close up images of Otodus megalodon tooth NA141-006-01-MT. A, tooth enamel; B, broken apex with cavity; C, view of the basal manganese crust; D, lateral serration.
![Figure 3. Close up images of Otodus megalodon tooth NA141-006-01-MT. A, tooth enamel; B, broken apex with cavity; C, view of the basal manganese crust; D, lateral serration.](/cms/asset/cc69e27f-c0ca-4a89-8abd-674760606d27/ghbi_a_2291771_f0003_oc.jpg)
Figure 4. Fossil occurrences of Otodus megalodon and Pacific records of cetacean ear bones. Blue dots: O. megalodon records from Pimiento et al. (Citation2016); yellow stars: records from Eastman (Citation1903, Citation1906), Belyaev and Glikman (Citation1970), and Séret (Citation1987); red star: this study; brown whale symbol: cetacean ear bones from Eastman (Citation1906); green whale symbols: common fossil findings of cetacean ear bones and O. megalodon from Eastman (Citation1906).
![Figure 4. Fossil occurrences of Otodus megalodon and Pacific records of cetacean ear bones. Blue dots: O. megalodon records from Pimiento et al. (Citation2016); yellow stars: records from Eastman (Citation1903, Citation1906), Belyaev and Glikman (Citation1970), and Séret (Citation1987); red star: this study; brown whale symbol: cetacean ear bones from Eastman (Citation1906); green whale symbols: common fossil findings of cetacean ear bones and O. megalodon from Eastman (Citation1906).](/cms/asset/327718c7-fdd8-4fcf-a112-3e19c316dc1a/ghbi_a_2291771_f0004_oc.jpg)