A gigantic shark that gave a boat full of tourists a scare has sparked theories that it’s a megalodon — an extinct predator known for its enormous size. Musician Alex Albrecht captured the massive ...

The megalodon (Otodus megalodon) is another step closer to becoming the first state shark in the United States. At the last ...

Maryland has a new state shark, and it's sure to make some waves. The state legislature this week designated the Megalodon ...

Maryland has designated the megalodon as the official state shark. Maryland is the first state to select a state shark. The ...

Scientists used a CT scanning technique on a Megalodon vertebral specimen to calculate the shark’s size at birth. Researchers found the Megaldon’s size at birth was about 6.6 feet in length. The ...

As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people’s imagination – and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

Megalodon has long been depicted as a monstrous, super-sized predator resembling a colossal great white shark. However, a groundbreaking scientific study, recently published in the Palaeontologia ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Florida man was left delighted last week after finding a tooth fossil from a megalodon, the largest shark to ever live.

Fifty years after Jaws hit theaters, and there’s still a lot we don’t know about sharks, which lends to their reputation as mysterious predators. There’s even more we don’t know about ancient sharks, ...

Zinc levels in shark teeth indicate that the two predators occupied similar places in the food chain—but only one species is still around today. Reading time 2 minutes A team of researchers ...

An artist's conception of a megalodon next to a great white shark. Credit: Victor Habbick Visions / Science Photo Library / Getty Images One of the most striking fossils around today are the teeth and ...