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Sharks have remained virtually unchanged as predators for hundreds of millions of years, but only a handful of species attained titanic size. This video explores the theoretical size limits of whale sharks and Otodus megalodon, calculating the size of the biggest sharks ever.
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Sources:
Cooper, J.A., Pimiento, C., Ferrón, H.G. et al. Body dimensions of the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon: a 2D reconstruction. Sci Rep 10, 14596 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71387-y
Ong JJL, Meekan MG, Hsu HH,
Fanning LP and Campana SE (2020)
Annual Bands in Vertebrae Validated
by Bomb Radiocarbon Assays
Provide Estimates of Age and Growth
of Whale Sharks.
Front. Mar. Sci. 7:188.
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00188
Kenshu Shimada, Martin A. Becker & Michael L. Griffiths (2020) Body, jaw, and dentition lengths of macrophagous lamniform sharks, and body size evolution in Lamniformes with special reference to ‘off-the-scale’ gigantism of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, Historical Biology, DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2020.1812598
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Bumba Crossing by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Sharks have remained virtually unchanged as predators for hundreds of millions of years, but only a handful of species attained titanic size. This video explores the theoretical size limits of whale sharks and Otodus megalodon, calculating the size of the biggest sharks ever.
Become a patron! patreon.com/thevividen
Sources:
Cooper, J.A., Pimiento, C., Ferrón, H.G. et al. Body dimensions of the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon: a 2D reconstruction. Sci Rep 10, 14596 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71387-y
Ong JJL, Meekan MG, Hsu HH,
Fanning LP and Campana SE (2020)
Annual Bands in Vertebrae Validated
by Bomb Radiocarbon Assays
Provide Estimates of Age and Growth
of Whale Sharks.
Front. Mar. Sci. 7:188.
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00188
Kenshu Shimada, Martin A. Becker & Michael L. Griffiths (2020) Body, jaw, and dentition lengths of macrophagous lamniform sharks, and body size evolution in Lamniformes with special reference to ‘off-the-scale’ gigantism of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, Historical Biology, DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2020.1812598
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sharkwater.com/shark-database/10-largest-sharks-in-the-world
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youtube.com/watch?v=edgdr6bWR4Q
youtube.com/watch?v=OiEFebW2fvU
youtube.com/watch?v=O1bKfQxCwzg
youtube.com/watch?v=mn5a3XJhJd4&t=108s
Music:
Bumba Crossing by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500031
Artist: incompetech.com
Fair use principles in U.S. copyright laws support the implementation of copyrighted material with educational, parodic, or transformative intent. The usage of any copyrighted material in this video is for noncommercial educational purposes, and is asserted permissible under the aforementioned copyright rulings.
