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

New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...

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 ...

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

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal ...

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Because even larger megalodon vertebrae have been discovered elsewhere ... “I get that approach because we are talking about a shark that is as big as a whale, basically,” Cooper told Salon in a video ...

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

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.

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Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures ...