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

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

In order to estimate the shark's entire body length, Shimada collaborated with colleagues in Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the UK and the US, obtaining head ...

Megalodon’s teeth resemble those of a modern great white shark, so some scientists previously concluded that the two sharks had a similar stout body shape. Shimada followed this hypothesis when ...

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

If Meg 3 ever happens, the filmmakers might need to ditch the oversized great white shark trope. A new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica found that the famous megalodon wasn’t just an ...

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

If megalodon had a body structure more like a lemon shark, as this study suggests, it would have looked much sleeker than the bulky predator often depicted in popular media.