The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first believed, reaching lengths of 80 feet (24.3 meters), ...

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

moving beyond traditional methods that rely primarily on tooth size. By examining megalodon's vertebral column and comparing it to over 100 species of living and extinct sharks, they determined a ...

(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 ...

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 ...

They used a new approach to estimate the shark’s total body length, moving beyond traditional methods that rely primarily on tooth size. By examining the megalodon’s vertebral column and ...