Carcharocles-bitten odontocete caudal vertebrae from the Coastal Eastern United States

Autor:	Stephen J. Godfrey, Mike Ellwood, Stephen Groff, Michael Scott Verdin
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Carcharocles-bite odontocete caudal vertebrae Coastal Eastern United States Fossil man. Human paleontology GN282-286.7 Paleontology QE701-760
Zdroj:	Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol 63, Iss 3, Pp 463-468 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0567-7920 1732-2421
DOI:	10.4202/app.00495.2018
Popis:	A description and analysis is given of three Neogene odontocete caudal vertebrae that were bitten by the extinct megatooth sharks Carcharocles megalodon or Carcharocles chubutensis. The peduncular caudal vertebrae show bilateral gouge marks consistent with having been actively bitten and wedged between adjacent teeth of C. megalodon or C. chubutensis. None of the vertebrae show signs of healing. The occurrence of bite marks on distal caudals suggests active predation (vs. scavenging) in order to immobilize even relatively small prey prior to consumption.
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