@WesternCenter @PhilDernerJr Otodus megalodon is indeed known from Southern California! This giant shark lived much later than the Cretaceous, and went extinct only about 3.5 million years ago. https://t.co/f7qxcQekW1
In Conclusion, C. megalodon is dead as a door nail and is not coming back. Read the paper by @CoastalPaleo @DrDanaEhret @Imagotaria Doug Long, Evan Martin, and @tetrameryx here for more! https://t.co/QB41EckCu0 https://t.co/3IN7di26aF
February: The Boesseneckers published their landmark study conclusively dating the extinction of the giant shark Carcharocles megalodon about 3.6 million years ago - read it here: https://t.co/QB41EcCdly https://t.co/3fLiAHWM8x
@FossilLocator @WhySharksMatter @CoastalPaleo https://t.co/WY20QX7sAf has a good overview with the historical literature: https://t.co/8AJ7UM1H3C
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@Dircortes @aldombp @Ichnologist @VelezJuarbeJ @RedpathMuseum @NHMLA @Gizmodo @PalaeoE @palaeo_prof @Iziko_Museums And this paper, while not included, helped me better understand more about Megalodon & why it may not have had a part to play in this ancient whale's demise @CoastalPaleo @tetrameryx @DrDanaEhret et al https://t.co/OGopJwgrPZ