The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ...
Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved. Thus, our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains rudimentary. We used an exceptionally preserved fossil to create the first 3D model of the body of this giant shark and used it to...
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ftdatacite:10.5061/dryad.7h44j0zvw 2024-02-04T10:01:49+01:00 The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... Cooper, Jack Hutchinson, John Bernvi, David Cliff, Geremy Wilson, Rory Dicken, Matt Menzel, Jan Wroe, Stephen Pirlo, Jeanette Pimiento, Catalina 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7h44j0zvw https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.7h44j0zvw en eng Dryad https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/ sciadv.abm9424 Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode cc0-1.0 FOS Natural sciences Dataset dataset 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7h44j0zvw10.1126/ sciadv.abm9424 2024-01-05T04:39:59Z Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved. Thus, our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains rudimentary. We used an exceptionally preserved fossil to create the first 3D model of the body of this giant shark and used it to infer its movement and feeding ecology. We estimate that an adult O. megalodon could cruise at faster absolute speeds than any shark species today, and fully consume prey the size of modern apex predators (e.g., the killer whale). A dietary preference for large prey potentially enabled O. megalodon to minimize competition and provided a constant source of energy to fuel prolonged migrations without further feeding. When taken together, our results suggest that O. megalodon played a singular ecological role as a transoceanic super-predator. As such, its extinction likely had large impacts on global nutrient transfer and trophic food webs. ... : The tutorial was recorded while the model was being made in Blender. Collection of Data S1-S5 is described in the README file. ... Dataset Killer Whale Killer whale DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Although shark teeth are abundant in the fossil record, their bodies are rarely preserved. Thus, our understanding of the anatomy of the extinct Otodus megalodon remains rudimentary. We used an exceptionally preserved fossil to create the first 3D model of the body of this giant shark and used it to infer its movement and feeding ecology. We estimate that an adult O. megalodon could cruise at faster absolute speeds than any shark species today, and fully consume prey the size of modern apex predators (e.g., the killer whale). A dietary preference for large prey potentially enabled O. megalodon to minimize competition and provided a constant source of energy to fuel prolonged migrations without further feeding. When taken together, our results suggest that O. megalodon played a singular ecological role as a transoceanic super-predator. As such, its extinction likely had large impacts on global nutrient transfer and trophic food webs. ... : The tutorial was recorded while the model was being made in Blender. Collection of Data S1-S5 is described in the README file. ... |
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Cooper, Jack Hutchinson, John Bernvi, David Cliff, Geremy Wilson, Rory Dicken, Matt Menzel, Jan Wroe, Stephen Pirlo, Jeanette Pimiento, Catalina |
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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... |
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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... |
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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... |
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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... |
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The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: Inferences from 3D modelling ... |
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extinct shark otodus megalodon was a transoceanic super-predator: inferences from 3d modelling ... |
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