Study: Megalodon’s body shape was closer to a lemon shark
The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...
Watch: Tourist escapes close encounter with Great White Shark off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island
Tourist gets trapped in diving cage as great white shark accidentally breaches it, lunges at what it thought is a ‘bait’ and ...
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Listen to the First Known Recording of Shark Sounds, a ‘Weird’ Audio Clip Captured at a Marine Lab in New Zealand
Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they're not sure why or how the sound is produced ...
Even bigger than ‘The Meg’: This is how long the largest shark that ever lived was according to a new study
New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we ...
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"Lord have mercy" - Shark Tank investor Rashaun Williams is impressed by Firefly for post-workout recovery
Shark Tank Season 16 Episode 14 brought a pitch from a company called Firefly Recovery that sought $500 for a 2.5% stake in ...
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Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
The new study asked a simple question: How long were the parts not represented ... that the body form of O. megalodon likely superficially resembled the modern lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris ...
Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought
Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...
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Scientists Record Sharks Making Sounds Intentionally for the First Time
Scientists have recorded young sharks making sounds for the first time, surprising researchers and challenging old beliefs.
Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which lived nearly worldwide 15–3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor ...
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Megalodon’s body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
CHICAGO — A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or ... “How long were the parts not represented in the vertebral ...
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Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Based on a partial 36-foot (11-meter) fossilized megalodon vertebral column (spine) previously unearthed in Belgium, the team investigated how big the shark’s other body parts might have been.