Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...
Their doubts grew after reviewing a 2022 study that used a 3D model to estimate the megalodon’s size. Shimada noticed that some of the math behind the shark’s proportions didn’t quite add up.
In reviewing a August 2022 paper, in which scientists built a digital 3D model of megalodon, Shimada found some of the math behind the shark’s proportions didn’t seem to add up. “We kind of ...