The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first believed, reaching lengths of 80 feet (24.3 meters), ...

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

A new study has revealed fascinating details about the Megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that lived between 15 to 3.6 ...

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

New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...

New research reveals that the megalodon likely had a slender body more akin to a lemon shark than a great white. This ...

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

Despite this, no whole megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeleton has ever been discovered, so most of the scientific research about them comes from fossils of their vertebrae scales and teeth.

As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes. “They have a very poorly mineralized skeleton. There are no true bones that make the skeleton hard,” Shimada said.

Verification awaits a complete skeleton discovery. For years, scientists assumed that the massive megalodon resembled an oversized great white shark. But what if that assumption was wrong?

The Megalodon - which swam the seas roughly 15 to 3.6 million years ago - was a longer beast than previously thought, a study reveals.