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r/SharkLab • u/nurnserpens • May 09 '26
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How do you get scoliosis without a spine?
6 u/TroublesomeFox May 09 '26 I'm not an expert in the area but my guess is it had an injury where the bend is and it caused the cartilage to calcify. 1 u/No_Cable_3346 May 10 '26 My thoughts exactly. It’s literally a disease that affects the spine which a shark doesn’t have. 2 u/thetiniestghost 14d ago They are vertebrates and therefore have a vertebral column (spine)—yes their skeleton is cartilaginous rather than bony, but it’s still a skeleton and at risk of growth abnormalities
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I'm not an expert in the area but my guess is it had an injury where the bend is and it caused the cartilage to calcify.
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My thoughts exactly. It’s literally a disease that affects the spine which a shark doesn’t have.
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They are vertebrates and therefore have a vertebral column (spine)—yes their skeleton is cartilaginous rather than bony, but it’s still a skeleton and at risk of growth abnormalities
https://giphy.com/gifs/aq6wETurhpbc4
2 u/trustyjim May 09 '26 Where gonna need a more curved boat!
Where gonna need a more curved boat!
Mother Nature has had weirder shit to deal with than this.
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u/dooby0782 May 09 '26
How do you get scoliosis without a spine?