Maryland makes waves by naming the extinct Megalodon as its official state shark.

A bill to make the prehistoric shark megalodon the Maryland state shark has passed in the legislative session in Annapolis.

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

Maryland is poised to be the first state in the country to designate its own state shark — the megalodon. In a last-minute ...

Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed legislation makes Maryland the first state to name an official shark.

Maryland is set to become the first US state with its own officially designated shark: the megalodon, the largest shark to ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland’s state shark. The curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine Museum, Dr. Stephen Godfrey, ...