The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling
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The extinct shark
Otodus megalodon
was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling
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Science Advances
Volume 8, Issue 33, Pages -
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Online
2022-08-18
DOI
10.1126/sciadv.abm9424
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