A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor ...

A recent study has reshaped our understanding of megalodon (Otodus megalodon), the legendary prehistoric shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago. Long believed to resemble an oversized great ...

Comparing the prehistoric predator to today’s great white probably resulted in an underestimation.

A new study has revealed fascinating details about the Megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that lived between 15 to 3.6 ...

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study ...

Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon ... closer in ...

While fans of the movie and novel “Jaws” might envision an encounter with a 22-foot great white shark as being daunting, ...

The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first ... Despite this, no whole megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeleton has ever been discovered, so most of the scientific research ...

In many ways, the so-called "monster shark" is regularly featured in TV ... Scientists have long debated the true size of the megalodon (Otodus megalodon), which went extinct about six million ...

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

Reference: Shimada K, Motani R, Wood JJ, et al. Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: ...