How Megalodon possibly looked like

[Semyon]

@GuateGojira 

I may add that indeed you're not interested in this animal because you did not even notice the obviously all new data in this research : the backbone from Belgium was actually measured at 11.1 m on its own, while Gottfried 1996 equation based on great white centra diameter only got a TL estimate of 9.2 m. Which means that the column itself is almost 2 m longer than the estimate for the whole shark by Gottfried, who's estimates for maximum TL in the species were close to those of Shimada's. Add the tail and skull, I may say even whatever their actual shape, you automatically get a TL close to 15-16 m.

This suggests that upper estimates limited to 15 m (Shimada 2019) are near impossible, unless the highly improbable case where otodontids would have disproportionately wide jaws/head/body.

Check rather this talk https://youtu.be/X4FA45QwlIA

Contrary to what you argue, the giant Miocene fossil shark research is well going and extremely interesting, you just rely too much on offline discussions from people not necessarily well informed.

I know all the paleoartists behind the sandtiger like shape, they are not based on anything published. The Cretalamna specimen absolutely does not discount Cooper et al. suggestions, this shark has a clear cruisiform body. Reply