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 ...

(Graham Thompson/CBC) A Saint John auction house has opened online bidding on a collection of megalodon shark teeth that are millions of years old. Sarah Jones, curator at Jones Auction House ...

Some paleontologists have used teeth or the vertebral columns of great whites to figure out how big the ancient shark might have been. But whole portions of megalodon remain a mystery—including ...

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Past studies have estimated the megalodon’s length and body shape by comparing it to the great white shark, which has similar large, serrated teeth. But Sternes said those studies relied on ...

Megalodon produced new teeth throughout its life, helping make these fossils a fairly common find. Along with teeth, the existing fossil record includes parts of giant shark skeletons from the ...

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

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker ... most of the fossil evidence of Otodus megalodon consists simply of teeth. This is because sharks' skeletons are made of ...

While fans of the movie and novel “Jaws” might envision an encounter with a 22-foot great white shark as being daunting, ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

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. “On the other ...