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A new study into the mighty Megalodon has found intriguing evidence to answer some of the biggest questions about these ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

Great white sharks are already massive, but scientists use their teeth to estimate just how big they can get—and those same methods help unlock the mystery of the megalodon, the colossal predator that ...

Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived -- Otodus megalodon -- fed on marine creatures at various levels of the food pyramid and not just the top. Scientists analyzed the ...

Picture a fin the size of a surfboard sliding past your boat. Fun to imagine, sure. But when you set daydreams beside the evidence, a clear answer surfaces. The giant shark we call megalodon ruled ...

Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth ...