Have sharks slowly-but-surely been going extinct? And are we largely to blame?
DR JACK COOPER is a recognized expert in shark biology, with many years experience in science communication, having recently completed his PhD on the functional diversity of sharks through time.
MARK from Evolution Soup talks to Jack about his work on the rise and fall of shark functional diversity over the last 66 million years and ask the question – are sharks going extinct?
0:00 START
02:11 The new research - overview
05:12 The Megalodon effect
06:26 Shark teeth
08:27 The human equation
10:14 Conservation - what can be done?
12:12 Upcoming projects
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TWITTER: @CooperPalaeo
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RESEARCH
Body dimensions of the extinct giant shark Otodus megalodon: a 2D reconstruction: https://go.nature.com/3ge98hB
The rise and fall of shark functional diversity over the last 66 million years
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.13881
VIDEOS
Why did Megalodon go extinct? - Jack Cooper and Catalina Pimiento (TED-Ed Animation) https://bit.ly/4h68m41
MEGALODON - The Shark That Ate Whales https://bit.ly/3WvhebO
SEE ALSO
Steve Backshall https://x.com/SteveBackshall
Shark Conservation: https://www.sharktrust.org/
Swansea University: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/
Pimiento Research Group https://www.catalinapimiento.com/
BlueSky:
@pimientogroup.bsky.social
Skype a Scientist: https://www.skypeascientist.com/
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