What’s more, he and his coauthors posit that megalodon was slenderer than previously thought, closer in build to a sleek ...

A recent study has reshaped our understanding of megalodon (Otodus megalodon), the legendary prehistoric shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago. Long believed to resemble an oversized great ...

Comparing the prehistoric predator to today’s great white probably resulted in an underestimation.

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

It remains a sad fact of this world that we will never know for certain what the long-lost megalodon truly looked like – but a new study gives us what may be the most accurate reconstruction yet.

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant ...

Megalodon have always been compared to the modern great white shark. Scientists have found a reason why it shouldn't be.

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...