Armed with a near-complete Megalodon vertebral column from Belgium, they filled in the missing pieces by looking at the proportions of 145 modern and 20 extinct sharks. If Megalodon followed the ...

The new study was led by Prof. Kenshu Shimada of Chicago's DePaul University, and it involved the analysis of a rare fossilized megalodon vertebral column, unearthed three years ago in Belgium.

A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor ...

Based on a partial 36-foot (11-meter) fossilized megalodon vertebral column (spine) previously unearthed in Belgium, the team investigated how big the shark’s other body parts might have been.

In amphibians, the pelvic girdle is attached to one vertebra. In the early reptiles, the pelvic girdle broadened its attachment to the vertebral column. Two vertebrae are used to support the pelvic ...

By examining megalodon's vertebral column and comparing it to over 100 species of living and extinct sharks, they determined a more accurate proportion for the head, body, and tail. The findings ...

Nevertheless, a nearly complete, fossilized vertebral column, or the “trunk” portion, of O. megalodon measuring about 11 meters (36 feet) in length in Belgium has been well-researched.

Nevertheless, a nearly complete, fossilized vertebral column (the trunk portion) of O. megalodon measuring about 11 meters (36 feet) in length in Belgium has been well-researched. The new study ...