Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...

What scientists understand about the voracious feeding habits of the colossal megalodon could be up for some revision. The prehistoric predator that went extinct about 3.6 million years ago was ...

Indeed, we only know that megalodon (Odotus megalodon) existed from the many teeth and a few vertebrae they left behind. Megalodon was the largest predator in the oceans for about 20 million years ...

Instead, minerals in fossilized teeth reveal that megalodon might have been an opportunistic feeder to meet its remarkable 100,000-calorie-per-day requirement. “When available, it would probably ...

For centuries, scientists believed that Otodus megalodon hunted exclusively at the top off the food chain, but a new study led by Jeremy McCormack from the Department of Geosciences at Goethe ...

Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice. She said she’s been fossil diving for three years and has found things ranging from mammoth and sperm whale ...

Occurred on May 14, 2025 / Venice, Florida, USA Info from Licensor: "I found this rare Megalodon shark tooth while scuba diving in Venice, FL on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Common size megs to find ...

Scientists have discovered that the long-extinct megalodon, also known as the megatooth shark, had a body temperature 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding seawater. This information might ...

Comparison of a megalodon tooth and a great white shark tooth, not associated with the study. (Image Credit: Mark_Kostich/Shutterstock) Megalodon teeth have always ...