A new study of the flipper bones of a baleen whale shows that a megalodon (Otodus megalodon) tried to eat it. The most
Scientists suggest that the whale was probably alreadydead and floating on the surface of the water. Their conclusions are confirmed by the analysis of bite marks on the bones of the animal. It looks like a megalodon or some other giant shark was eating a fat beast by biting a whale's fin and trying to rip it off.
“Bite marks that look shallowthe thin, curved notches indicate that the shark was feeding on carrion rather than actively hunting or fighting the whale, "Stephen Godfrey, lead author of the new work and curator of paleontology at the Calvert Maritime Museum in Solomon, Maryland, told Live Science.
Two images of the bone of a baleen whale. Image Credit: Stephen Godfrey
Maryland Fossil Collector WilliamDouglas discovered a whale bone on a beach near Calvert's naturally crumbling rocks. The fossil dates back to the Miocene era (23–5.3 million years ago). At that time, the Atlantic Ocean periodically flooded the territory of the modern Chesapeake region of Maryland. The fossil-filled marine sediments appeared between 20 and 9 million years ago, Godfrey said. Douglas usually sells his fossils by the side of the highway, but in this case he donated the whale bone to the Calvert Maritime Museum.
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