Harry-the-Fox [2018-11-01 08:59:17 +0000 UTC]

Hello Ovleg! I've updated all three of the Megalodon designs based on the Gottfried model.

Interestingly, I found that on the proposed skeletal that seems to inspire most of the reconstructions; the appearance of "bulk" is largely due to Gottfried under-estimating the posterior body length; placing his reconstruction over my own coincidentally results in the pectoral fins, maximum body girth, mouth size and distance from pectorals-to-jaws is almost identical- by adding a pointier nose, and stretching the posterior to match the length, the two designs have similar proportions, but with a major key difference- the "tapering" from the thickest part of the body to the tips is far less rapid (due to a thicker head due to thicker jaws), and far more 'curved', meaning from what I can see, Megalodon would be proportionately heavier and bulkier for its size than any other shark, based on this factor.

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Harry-the-Fox [2018-04-01 00:45:36 +0000 UTC]

Happy Aprils 1st Ovleg! Thought I'd share this with you (complete with spelling errors).

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