Quick Take Ancient shark predates Megalodon by about 90 million years, dating to roughly 115 million years ago in the ...

Researchers in the U.K. have revealed the true size of the megalodon, the prehistoric giant shark of Hollywood fame. Experts from the University of Bristol and Swansea University have shed new light ...

Getty Image By now, I am sure you have heard of the infamous Megalodon. With films out like The Meg, it is hard to have never ...

Compared to the megalodon, a shark which was the dominant marine predator until vanishing 2 million years ago, the great white shark, which terrorized beach-goers in the movie "Jaws," was a guppie.

Megalodon (scientific name: Carcharocles megalodon) is a member of the extinct species of megatooth shark (scientific name: Otodontidae) that went extinct around 2.6 million years ago. Megalodon, ...

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As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people’s imagination – and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

Megalodon was a true monster shark – with one tooth the size of your hand and a body so big it would make a great white shark look like a tuna. Fortunately for those who like to swim in the ocean, ...