Shark biologist Dr Phillip Sternes, of University of California, Riverside (UCR), said: ‘This study provides the most robust ...

Scientists have long debated the true size of the megalodon ... size of a blue whale and roughly equal to the height of the White House. Finding out details about how this gigantic shark survived ...

For years, the megalodon has been ... resembling a lemon shark or even a massive whale rather than an oversized great white. The Search for an Accurate Body Size Determining the size of an extinct ...

This illustration of megalodon may be wrong. The ancient predatory shark went extinct around ... megalodons may have been nearly the size of a blue whale. “Our new value represents the most ...

It also likely weighed an estimated 94 tons, comparable to a large blue whale ... yet of megalodon’s body size and shape. “Rather than resembling an oversized great white shark, it was ...

comparable to a large blue whale, but with a body designed for energy-efficient cruising rather than continuous high-speed pursuit. “This study provides the most robust analysis yet of megalodon’s ...

But scientists now think the enormous creature looked "closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale". The usual way to guess at the size of a megalodon is by taking tooth measurements ...

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 ...

If you picture a megalodon, chances are you envision what amounts to a gigantic great white shark. The image is ... 94 tons—roughly as massive as a blue whale. For reference, the predominant ...

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.

The infamous beast, The Meg, that terrorised divers in the blockbuster film of the same name was closer to a whale, research suggests. Experts have said the prehistoric predator the Megaladon was ...