Megalodon, the biggest shark to have ever lived, may not have looked like an uber great white shark as is generally assumed — but instead may have been longer and thinner, scientists have revealed.

Don’t be fooled by these gentle waves. These still waters hide a 20 million year death match between two prehistoric monsters. Grab some popcorn and a snorkel. You have a front-row seat for the ...

If you’re afraid of sharks, be thankful you didn’t live 20 million years ago when the seas were patrolled by the Megalodon. This monstrous prehistoric shark was more than twice the size of a great ...

Like sharks, megalodon had skeletons mostly made of cartilage, so we don’t have many fossil remains to go on besides ominous piles of huge, sharp teeth and a few vertebrae. That means scientists are ...

Jaws of Carcharocles megalodon, an extinct species of shark that lived about 23 to 3.6 million years ago.Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace A charter boat captain found a whopping 6.25-inch long ...

After witnessing students come up with widely variable estimates for megalodon size, Victor Perez reviewed the longstanding calculations. He eventually helmed a study modeling the extinct shark’s jaw ...

New research into the ancient megalodon shark species has revealed the most accurate estimates of its size to date. The creatures could grow to 59 feet in length, according to researchers. The sharks ...

Megalodon, the apex predator of the seas, was the largest shark to ever live, at nearly 60 feet in length. A recently published study suggests the massive shark reached its epic size because of ...

New estimates suggest the megalodon — a giant, ancient shark — had a head about 15 feet long and a dorsal fin more than 5 feet tall. Researchers used the shark's fossilized teeth and the proportions ...

Picture a fin the size of a surfboard sliding past your boat. Fun to imagine, sure. But when you set daydreams beside the ...

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The true size of a gigantic prehistoric megalodon shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago has been revealed for the first time – and it had teeth as big as hands, and a fin as tall as a ...