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ArticlePalaeontologia electronica (Online)2025

Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark,

Kenshu Shimada, Ryosuke Motani, Jake J Wood, Phillip C Sternes, Taketeru Tomita, Mohamad Bazzi, Alberto Collareta, Joel H Gayford, Julia Türtscher, Patrick L Jambura and 19 more

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Article in Palaeontologia electronica (Online), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors.

Kenshu ShimadaDepartment of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Department of Environmental Science and Studies DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, USA.
Ryosuke MotaniDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.
Jake J WoodDepartment of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
Phillip C SternesEducation and Conservation Department, SeaWorld, San Diego, CA, USA, and Shark Measurements, London, UK.
Taketeru TomitaOkinawa Churashima Research Center, Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Motobu-cho, Okinawa, Japan and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Motobu-cho, Okinawa, Japan.
Mohamad BazziDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Alberto CollaretaDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, Pisa, PI, Italy.
Joel H GayfordDepartment of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, and Shark Measurements, London, UK.
Julia TürtscherDepartment of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Patrick L JamburaDepartment of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jürgen KriwetDepartment of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria and Vienna Doctoral School of Ecology and Evolution (VDSEE), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Romain VulloUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Rennes, France.
Douglas J LongDepartment of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA.
Adam P SummersFriday Harbor Laboratories, Department of Biology and SAFS, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
John G MaiseyDepartment of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Natural History Museum, New York, New York, USA.
Charlie UnderwoodSchool of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck College, London, UK.
David J WardDepartment of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK.
Harry M MaischDepartment of Marine and Earth Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
Victor J PerezEnvironmental Studies Department, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Maryland, USA.
Iris FeichtingerGeological-Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria.
Gavin J P NaylorFlorida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Joshua K MoyerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, and Atlantic Shark Institute, Wakefield, Rhode Island, USA.
Timothy E HighamDepartment of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
João Paulo C B da SilvaDepartamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Castelo Branco, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
Hugo BornatowskiCenter for Marine Studies, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil.
Gerardo González-BarbaMuseo de Historia Natural-UABCS, Colonia El Mezquitito, CP, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Michael L GriffithsDepartment of Environmental Science, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne, New Jersey, USA.
Martin A BeckerDepartment of Environmental Science, William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne, New Jersey, USA.
Mikael SiverssonDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, WA, Australia, and School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.

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Abstract

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body lengthbody massbody reconstructionNeogeneontogeny

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