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

When fossil hunting, genuine megalodon teeth can be distinguished ... The root of the tooth (the part that anchored it in the ...

Scientists have long struggled to determine the size of the megalodon because no complete fossil of the extinct animal has been found. Past studies have estimated the megalodon’s length and ...

Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but ... More there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other.

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

Formally called Otodus megalodon, it is primarily known only from its serrated teeth, vertebrae, and scales in the fossil record with no known complete skeletons. Although much smaller ...