Megalodon not as big as we once thought!

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(08-04-2020, 08:04 AM)scilover Wrote:

(10-09-2019, 11:12 PM)genao87 Wrote: new study on Meg.  it calculated its frontal teeth to give a more accurate size....so we have it at 14-15 meters at maximum with 15 meters being extremely rare.   I think a POD of Orcas can seriously hurt Meg now.   Leviathan Melville Sperm Whale now will and can defeat it.   Average size is not talked about but I am guessing around maybe 12-13.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2019.1666840

Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) is a gigantic late Neogene shark that lived nearly worldwide in tropical-temperate regions. Its gigantic teeth have captivated imaginations of the scientific community and general public alike, where the most commonly cited maximum size range of O. megalodon in scientific literature is 18–20 m in total length (TL). In this study, I reexamined the ontogenetic development of teeth and the quantitative relationships between TL and the crown height of anterior teeth in the extant white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, with an ultimate goal to clarify the current state of the scientific understanding of the body size of O. megalodon. My study suggests that the use of upper anterior teeth is much preferred over lower anterior teeth when estimating TL. This study combined with previous studies suggests that the presently verifiable maximum TL estimates of O. megalodon (i.e. scientifically justifiable account based on museum specimens) are 14.2‒15.3 m TL, where individuals of O. megalodon exceeding 15 m TL must have been exceptionally rare. Nevertheless, O. megalodon can still be regarded as one of the largest carnivores, if not superpredators, that have ever lived on Earth.

also this video explaining it.   it starts at 2:00  because he talks about other stuff.

Killer whales frequently fall flat to repress an awesome whale (or two) in an encounter so they are much more likely to come up short against a grown-up Megalodon due to the characteristics of the last mentioned. ... In comparative regard, a grown-up Megalodon won't have many inconveniences in scattering a unit of killer whales in a fight.

 

What are you talking about? I don´t see any sense in what you wrote really. Killer whales do kill smaller and bigger whales, far bigger than megalodon was too. And they act in very organized way, not scattering around, but moving patiently and they have been seen to use hours of time to achieve their goal. What you write looks like very hasty conclusions with no real arguments backing it up. 

If you make some claim like that, use some time to reasoning too and give some real examples. Reply