Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Paleobiologist Dr ...

That’s about the size of a Chihuahua. The giant goldfish in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service post, jokingly nicknamed “megalodon” after an ancient shark, was found in Lake Erie ...

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 ...

The Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived, with data suggesting that the largest specimens were 17.9 meters or 58.7 feet in length. However, some experts claim that the very largest ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

If you picture a megalodon, chances are you envision what amounts to a gigantic great white shark. The image is understandable, given almost every depiction of the ancient apex predators across ...

Assuming that the megalodon was roughly proportional to the majority of other shark species, and extrapolating from the 36-foot (11 m) trunk section, the researchers estimated that this individual ...

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 crucial ...

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 ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people's imagination - and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw ...