So why did C. megalodon go extinct? We'll cover that tomorrow in a different thread! For now, check out the paper by @CoastalPaleo, @DrDanaEhret, @tetrameryx et al. 6/6: https://t.co/QB41EckCu0
New analyses of giant fossilized #megalodon #teeth are helping scientists unravel the mystery of their extinction @ConversationEDU https://t.co/lZGHU4iYHS https://t.co/Mqm85KWbmG
This is critical when referring to broader datasets as well. In this case, each of these represents a case where C. megalodon was reported/identified and we critically evaluated the age of each (in the appendix). https://t.co/81n0gZEUet https://t.co/gQks5eJmcp
@DeadGators @TyrantLzrdQueen One thing that I think helps is publishing up-to-date justifications for the geochronologic age of different taxa/fossil occurrences - for example, here's the justifications for ALL of the C. megalodon occurrences from our 2019 extinction study: https://t.co/3tXND2wqOu
@ABC4EXPLORE Marine vertebrate paleontologist here: before you say "it's megalodon!", read this - our research indicates that the fossil record of C. megalodon ends about 3-3.5 million years ago and is therefore completely extinct: https://t.co/81n0gZEUet