A new study has revealed fascinating details about the Megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that lived between 15 to 3.6 ...

If Meg 3 ever happens, the filmmakers might need to ditch the oversized great white shark trope. A new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica found that the famous megalodon wasn’t just an ...

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

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

As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes. “They have a very poorly mineralized skeleton. There are no true bones that make the skeleton hard,” Shimada said.

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

Based on one such spinal skeleton of the megalodon, a new study published in the journal Palaeontologia ... those sums to the existing fossilized record of the trunk to get the full body length. “Our ...

New research reveals that the megalodon likely had a slender body more akin to a lemon shark than a great white. This ...

Without a complete megalodon skeleton to measure, these figures are based on tooth size. Megalodon teeth can reach 18 centimetres long. In fact, the word megalodon simply means 'large tooth'. These ...

Based on one such spinal skeleton of the megalodon, a new study published in ... the existing fossilized record of the trunk to get the full body length. “Our research team found that the ...

For instance, hydrodynamic analyses based on the new body shape also suggest that even at full size ... or a complete skeleton of megalodon is found to confirm one way or the other,” says ...