Megalodon: The Classification Debate Continues

[@catfishcain]

You tell'em Ben!

[@elasmocast]

Yessir!

[@otodus100]

I am old school, I prefer it not being added into Otodus. I have Otodus from the east coast of the US, and abroad, it may have been the precursor. To me however it's just a huge leap in evolution to me. I just do not see it.

[@elasmocast]

That’s understandable! It is a huge evolutionary feat going from Otodus obliquus to Megalodon. I am in agreement with you that Otodus megalodon isn’t the best placement for the shark.

[@lesofprimus1]

Very excellent explanation and detailed breakdown of the differentiation between the species. I'll have to chew on it for a bit before committing to Carcharocles.

[@elasmocast]

I’m glad you found the video informative!

[@mesozoicmarket]

While it does end up being paraphyletic, I do use Otodus over Carcharocles simply because I misspell the latter all the time, and Otodus is a lot smoother and simple to say.

[@elasmocast]

That’s fair enough!

[@LarryTanenbaum-w2n]

Nicely done Ben...those watching will definitely need a good background of biological terms. This will take some time to digest! =)

[@elasmocast]

Thank you, and yes, having prior understanding to biological terminology would make it a much easier watch!