How Megalodon’s teeth evolved into light-sabers of the sea
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 08:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is known only from its gigantic bladelike teeth, which can be more than 7 inches long. But these teeth, described by some scientists as the “ultimate cutting tools,” took millions of years to evolve into their final, iconic form. Megalodon’s earliest ancestor, Otodus obliquus, sported three-pronged teeth that could […]