Megalodon: Ekdum bada aur patla shark!
Reports ke mutaabik, Megalodon, jo sabse bada shark tha, pehle soche gaye se bhi patla aur lamba ho sakta hai. Scientists ab andaza laga rahe hain ki yeh extinct shark 24.3 meters (80 feet) tak lamba ho sakta hai, jo pehle ke andaze se 4.5 meters (15 feet) zyada hai!
Megalodon ka size: Ek bada sawal
Megalodon (Odontus megalodon) ke actual size ko lekar bahut samay se charcha ho rahi hai. Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada ki latest research se pata chalta hai ki yeh giant shark 24 meters (80 feet) tak lamba ho sakta tha. Yeh study Palaeontologia Electronica journal mein publish hui hai.
Dant, Megalodon ki kahani batate hain
Megalodon ek cartilaginous fish tha, jiske skeleton mein haddiyan kam hoti hain. Isliye, unke teeth hi fossils ke roop mein milte hain, jo bahut hard hote hain. In teeth se hi scientists unke size ka andaza lagate hain.
Naya andaza, nayi soch
Pehle scientists maante the ki Megalodon 59-65 feet tak lamba ho sakta hai. Lekin nayi research se pata chala hai ki woh 80 feet tak lamba ho sakta tha. Woh ek “enormous lemon shark” ki tarah dikhta hoga, na ki ek “chunky great white” shark ki tarah.
Megalodon ka parivar
Scientists ne Megalodon ke fossils ki tulna 150 se zyada extinct aur living shark species se ki. Unhone paya ki Megalodon ke bachche 12-13 feet lambe ho sakte the!
Aur bhi research ki zaroorat
Megalodon ke actual size aur shape ka pata lagane ke liye aur research ki zaroorat hai. Scientists ko poora skeleton milne ki ummeed hai. Jab tak, Megalodon ki kahani ek mystery bani rahegi.
