New analysis of tooth minerals confirms megalodon shark was warm-blooded

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Jun 26, 2023, 7:00 pm89 pts
The largest marine predator that ever lived was no cold-blooded killer. A new analysis by environmental scientists from UCLA, UC Merced and William Paterson University sheds light on the warm-blooded animal's ability to regulate its body temperature—and might help explain why it went extinct.

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