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But the real test will come if and when scientists uncover a complete megalodon skeleton. “What we really need is the discovery of the complete skeleton,” Shimada emphasized.

Megalodon shark belongs to the cartilaginous fish family, and their skeleton is “very poorly mineralised” and there are “no true bones that make the skeleton hard,” Mr Shimada said.

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As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes. “They have a very poorly mineralized skeleton. There are no true bones that make the skeleton hard,” Shimada said.

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.