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.

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

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A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which ...

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...