학술논문

Trophic position of Otodus megalodon and great white sharks through time revealed by zinc isotopes
Document Type
article
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Science
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Here the authors demonstrate the use of zinc isotopes (δ66Zn) to geochemically assess trophic levels in extant and extinct sharks. They show that the Neogene megatooth shark (Otodus megalodon) and the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) occupied a similar trophic level.