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

Steven Phillipe was doing some landscaping when he spotted something instantly recognizable but completely baffling.

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

Scientists have long struggled to determine the size of the megalodon because no complete fossil of ... it to the great white shark, which has similar large, serrated teeth.

Formally called Otodus megalodon, the prehistoric predator is known not just for its size but for its distinctive serrated teeth. Because the much smaller modern-day great white shark (Carcharodon ...

In the new study, however, researchers examined megalodon fossils and compared ... long. The teeth of megalodon sharks are similar to that of modern-day great white sharks, as both are similarly ...

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

Megalodon, the largest shark, was probably slimmer and longer than previously believed, a new study has revealed. Scientists now estimate the massive, extinct sharks might have grown up to 80 feet (24 ...

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

It's often thought that the megalodon would've looked a lot like a great white ... a lemon shark or even a large whale". The usual way to guess at the size of a megalodon is by taking tooth ...

As is the case with other prehistoric sharks, most of the fossil evidence of ... serrated-edge teeth look much like those of the present-day great white (just larger), it has long been assumed ...