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

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

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 the ...

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

and anatomists analyzed partial megalodon fossils alongside the morphology of both existing and extinct shark species. From this data they extrapolated that the prehistoric shark, sometimes called ...

no whole megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeleton has ever been discovered, so most of the scientific research about them comes from fossils of their vertebrae scales and teeth. "Previous estimates ...

As no complete megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeletons have ever been found, so our knowledge of these behemoths comes from fossils of their vertebrae scales and teeth. It is worth noting that the ...

"There are multiple examples of marine mammal bones with putative Megalodon bite marks in the fossil record," Shimada told IFLScience. "So, we know that Megalodon at least fed on animals such as ...

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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 ...