Megalodon and Other Prehistoric Sharks

By Jack Cooper

A state-of-the-art look at prehistoric sharks--bringing together the latest discoveries with stunning, full-color reconstructions of diverse species

Sharks have ruled the oceans for more than four hundred million years, with an evolutionary tree that includes an astonishing variety of creatures, from the streamlined Devonian Cladoselache and the bizarre spiral-toothed Helicoprion to the awe-inspiring Megalodon. This book blends cutting-edge science with striking visuals to show how new scanning and imaging techniques reveal hidden details of soft tissues and body structures previously lost to time. Marvelously illustrated with fossil photographs alongside dramatic paleoart reconstructions by acclaimed illustrator Gabriel Ugueto, Megalodon and Other Prehistoric Sharks brings to life the diversity and strangeness of these ancient hunters.Covers dozens of representative species and groupsFeatures newly commissioned paleoart that showcases the incredible variety of body shapes and behaviors in shark evolutionary historyReveals how innovative CT scanning techniques and 3D modeling provide an entirely new understanding of prehistoric sharksDiscusses shark diversity, sharks in the fossil record, paleoecology, behavior, and moreTakes readers from the Devonian to the present day

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069129447X
• ISBN13: 9780691294476
• Release Date: February 2027
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages