A new study into the mighty Megalodon has found intriguing evidence to answer some of the biggest questions about these animals. What was their body size and shape? How did they give birth? And why ...

A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor ...

In amphibians, the pelvic girdle is attached to one vertebra. In the early reptiles, the pelvic girdle broadened its attachment to the vertebral column. Two vertebrae are used to support the pelvic ...

Model vertebrates are extensively studied non-human vertebrates (species with a notochord, or vertebral column) chosen for the ease of investigating particular biological phenomena in areas such ...

Researchers have identified novel mechanisms regulating the development of the spinal column, which could inform new ...

Nevertheless, a nearly complete, fossilized vertebral column (the trunk portion) of O. megalodon measuring about 11 meters (36 feet) in length in Belgium has been well-researched. The new study ...