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.

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

It's often thought that the megalodon would've looked a lot like a great white shark, but bigger. But scientists now think the enormous creature looked "closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a ...

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

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study suggests that the megalodon wasn't as stocky as the great white shark ...

Meanwhile, a baby Megalodon was around 13 feet long, roughly the size of an adult great hammerhead shark, the experts reveal. 'It is entirely possible that megalodon pups were already taking ...

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.

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in ...

More there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth are some of the most abundant remnants of prehistoric oceans, providing scientists with ...

A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon's true form Novel study paints more accurate picture of extinct, gigantic shark Date: March 9, 2025 Source: University of California - Riverside Summary ...