What Do You Do When You Lose Gigantic Megalodon Shark Vertebrae?

According to Nautilus, megalodons were apex predators of the Miocene seas—and their fossils present a unique problem for paleontologists: when gigantic megalodon shark vertebrae go missing from collections, what should researchers do? The piece explores the practical challenges of specimen curation and how institutions track and protect some of science's most imposing fossil records.

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