The shark 's vertebrae may have gotten much bigger .
Scrutiny of the specimen revealed that it had a higher vertebral count than specimens of any known shark , possibly over 200 centra ; only the great white approached it .
The shark 's vertebrae may have gotten much bigger , and scrutiny of the specimen revealed that it had a higher vertebral count than specimens of any known shark , possibly over 200 centra ; only the great white approached it .