The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first believed, reaching lengths of 80 feet (24.3 meters), according to a new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica last week. This is ...

Caption Revised tentative body outline of 24.3 meters (80 feet) extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon. Important notes: 1) the exact shape, size, and position of most fins remain unknown based ...

MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric killing machine has been revealed in a study that reveals what the ocean ...

Megalodon ruled the seas of ancient Earth between around 20 million and 3.6 million years ago. No complete megalodon (Otodus ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and ...

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But not all paleontologists agree. This illustration of megalodon may be wrong. The ancient predatory shark went extinct around 3.6 million years ago and has been compared to modern great white ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Meg was shaped more like a whale than the giant great white shark in the Jason Statham movies, suggests new research. Megalodon, the prehistoric ocean hunter, was a "longer, sleeker super ...