@sina_lana @Mulboyne @fakehistoryhunt From Japan's National Diet Library (https://t.co/SM9iN11OE3, page 50) via #WikimediaCommons (https://t.co/v3mHGSRucI)
Basking shark ontogeny needs a lot more study. Of particular interest to me is the beak-like snout shape in really young individuals, which so far has only been documented in a single paper. This is a juvenile caught in Japan in 1977.
https://t.co/7q82L8eA9l. https://t.co/VziE1uLqIO