Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times. These Five Strategies Helped Them Get So Big

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/predatory-sharks-grew-to-enormous-sizes-in-prehistoric-times-these-five-strategies-helped-them-get-so-big-180989199/

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“Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.”
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Frase de exemploPredatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.
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“This creature, the largest predatory shark of all time, emerged from a lineage that co-evolved with marine mammals.”
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Frase de exemploThis creature, the largest predatory shark of all time, emerged from a lineage that co-evolved with marine mammals.
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“The pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.”
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Frase de exemploThe pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.
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“megalodon teeth suggest the predator ate animals from all levels of the food chain , not just those near the top.”
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Frase de exemplomegalodon teeth suggest the predator ate animals from all levels of the food chain , not just those near the top.
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“Giant, carnivorous sharks might have first appeared where pliosaurs were absent.”
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Frase de exemploGiant, carnivorous sharks might have first appeared where pliosaurs were absent.
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“These fossils were found alongside the medium-size marine reptiles but not the enormous pliosaurs.”
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Frase de exemploThese fossils were found alongside the medium-size marine reptiles but not the enormous pliosaurs.
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“At the time whales were stepping into the water, the roughly 30-foot-long megalodon ancestor O.”
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Frase de exemploAt the time whales were stepping into the water, the roughly 30-foot-long megalodon ancestor O.
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“Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.”
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Frase de exemploPredatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.
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“Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.”
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Frase de exemploPredatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.
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“The rise of energy-rich prey allowed this dynamic to evolve.”
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Frase de exemploThe rise of energy-rich prey allowed this dynamic to evolve.
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“They evolved into a vast array of fully aquatic species within about ten million years .”
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Frase de exemploThey evolved into a vast array of fully aquatic species within about ten million years .
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“The pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.”
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Frase de exemploThe pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.
adult7x no texto
“An adult O.”
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Frase de exemploAn adult O.
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“Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.”
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Frase de exemploPredatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.
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“The pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.”
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Frase de exemploThe pliosaurs were apex predators, feeding on other reptiles and big fish, but they were not everywhere.
oceans6x no texto
“obliquus was swimming in most of the world’s oceans.”
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Frase de exemploobliquus was swimming in most of the world’s oceans.
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“megalodon , likely exceeded 50 feet in length and thrived in every ocean for more than 20 million years.”
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Frase de exemplomegalodon , likely exceeded 50 feet in length and thrived in every ocean for more than 20 million years.
largest6x no texto
“The most famous and largest of them all, O.”
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Frase de exemploThe most famous and largest of them all, O.
paleontologists6x no texto
“Paleontologists have been assembling a clearer idea of how such enormous sharks evolved .”
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Frase de exemploPaleontologists have been assembling a clearer idea of how such enormous sharks evolved .
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“This creature, the largest predatory shark of all time, emerged from a lineage that co-evolved with marine mammals.”
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Frase de exemploThis creature, the largest predatory shark of all time, emerged from a lineage that co-evolved with marine mammals.
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“Predatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.”
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Frase de exemploPredatory Sharks Grew to Enormous Sizes in Prehistoric Times.
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“Giant sharks often fed on and scavenged marine reptiles , so the success of Cretaceous saurians in the sea helped underwrite the rise of these super-size predators.”
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Frase de exemploGiant sharks often fed on and scavenged marine reptiles , so the success of Cretaceous saurians in the sea helped underwrite the rise of these super-size predators.
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“megalodon only had one or two babies at a time, as the embryos ate their siblings while developing.”
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Frase de exemplomegalodon only had one or two babies at a time, as the embryos ate their siblings while developing.
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“At the time whales were stepping into the water, the roughly 30-foot-long megalodon ancestor O.”
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Frase de exemploAt the time whales were stepping into the water, the roughly 30-foot-long megalodon ancestor O.