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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