Megachasma pelagios

Shimada, Kenshu, Motani, Ryosuke, Wood, Jake J., Sternes, Phillip C., Tomita, Taketeru, Bazzi, Mohamad, Collareta, Alberto, Gayford, Joel H., Türtscher, Julia, Jambura, Patrick L., Kriwet, Jürgen, Vullo, Romain, Long, Douglas J., Summers, Adam P., Maisey, John G. & Underwood, Charlie, 2025, Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction, Palaeontologia Electronica (a 12) 28 (1), pp. 1-53 : 45

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.26879/1502
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F86D3034-FFF6-2032-FEE6-3E93FD08FAA2
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scientific name	Megachasma pelagios
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Megachasma pelagios View in CoL 2 Compagno, 1990, figs. 5E, 6E M 446 53.4 0.120

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Megachasmidae
Genus	Megachasma

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