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

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

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

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

A new study into the mighty Megalodon has found intriguing evidence to answer some of the biggest questions about these animals. What was their body size and shape? How did they give birth? And why ...

A new study has revealed fascinating details about the Megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that lived between 15 to 3.6 ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and documentaries show a stocky, torpedo-shaped predator, built for speed and power.

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first ... research about them comes from fossils of their vertebrae scales and teeth. "Previous estimates using teeth to predict its ...

Prior estimates hypothesized that the giant shark could have stretched ... or tiny tooth-like scales that cover sharks, from the megalodon. What they found was that these scales did not have ...

The shark likely swam at moderate speeds ... t just about getting bigger—it’s about evolving the right body to survive at that scale,” Sternes said. “And megalodon may have been one of the most ...