CNN —Megalodons, the huge prehistoric sharks depicted in movies such as “The Meg,” had more slender bodies than was previously thought, according to a new study.
Many mysteries remain about the biology of megalodons, but until now, great white sharks had been used to model their appearance.
The dark grey silhouette depicts the previously reconstructed body form, based on the great white shark.
Kenshu Shimada/DePaul UniversityThis new research is based on the reappraisal of an incomplete set of fossil vertebrae found in Belgium.
The research suggests that “the modern great white shark may not necessarily serve as a good modern analog for assessing at least certain aspects” of megalodon biology, said Shimada.
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DePaul University in Chicago, Riverside, Belgium