Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Researchers refined their size estimates of the prehistoric shark by studying the bodily proportions of 165 other shark ...
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It has been revealed that the body shape of the ancient king of the sea, Megalodon, popular in shark movies, was similar to that of the lemon shark
assuming that Megalodon has a similar morphology to other sharks, this individual may have had a head of 1.8 meters and a tail fin of 3.6 meters, and the estimated total length reached about 16.4 ...
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Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought
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Largest shark that ever lived: Scientists unlock mystery about the megalodon
The research, published Sunday in the journal “Palaeontologia Electronica,” suggests that the megalodon, which dominated the ocean 3.5 million years ago, was more than three times the size of ...
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Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark
The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, even inspiring the 2018 blockbuster film The Meg. The species lived ...
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Megalodon may have been much bigger than we thought
A new study suggests that the megalodon wasn't as stocky as the great white shark, and that it could have reached over 24 m (80 ft) in length. As is the case with other prehistoric sharks ...
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New study suggests megalodon may have been larger than we think
Between around 20 million and 3.6 million years ago, Megalodon ruled the seas of ancient Earth. As no complete megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeletons have ever been found, so our knowledge of ...
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Giant Megalodon super shark was actually more like a whale
The infamous beast, The Meg, that terrorised divers in the blockbuster film of the same name was closer to a whale, research suggests. Experts have said the prehistoric predator the Megaladon was ...
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New study suggests megalodon could have reached 80 feet in length
A new study has revealed that the megalodon, the largest shark to ever roam the oceans, could have reached lengths of up to 80 feet—far surpassing earlier estimates. Previously thought to ...
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Scientists reveal what The Meg REALLY looked like - and the terrifying predator was even longer than we thought
Famously, the Megalodon was the biggest shark in the world, and one of the most powerful predators to have ever lived. Formally called Otodus megalodon, it is commonly portrayed as a gigantic ...
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One of Earth’s most ferocious predators may have looked very different than we thought
Few prehistoric monsters capture the imagination quite like the megalodon. From natural history museums to the silver screen, this colossal shark, which went extinct over three million years ago ...