Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Megalodon attack – bite mark serrations.

Examining fossil Megalodon teeth shows common types of damage associated with predation. The photographs below show the presence of serrations left from bite marks on the surface of the tooth.

Bite marks on the surface of Megalodon teeth are often attributed to a Megalodon biting its own lost tooth during a ‘feeding frenzy’, but cutting into a hard object which is not fixed or held in place is difficult to do.

A more likely scenario is a tooth becomes dislodged during the course of an attack and embedded in the prey animal’s bone or flesh. When the Megalodon is subsequently feeding on the prey animal, it bites into its own tooth, which is held in place by the bone or flesh of the prey animal. 

As such, these teeth represent a classic example of predator/prey interaction.

First example





Second example



Third example




Posted: 19 February 2014.



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