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 ...

A new study suggests the extinct megalodon shark species was larger than previously believed, with a potential length of up to 24 metres and weight of 94 tonnes. (Graham Thompson/CBC) A Saint John ...

The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first believed, reaching lengths of 80 feet (24.3 meters), according to a new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica last week. This is ...

Megalodon may have had a long, sleek body Shimada and his team compared 145 species of living sharks and 20 species of extinct sharks and built a database of the proportions of their heads ...

Therefore, Stearns' research team investigated the fossils of Megalodon and compared them with 145 species of living sharks and 20 species of extinct sharks. In a study using Megalodon vertebrae ...

The study team, which included researchers from University of California, Riverside and across the globe, used a novel approach to estimate the shark’s total body length, moving beyond traditional ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw the ...

By examining the megalodon’s vertebral column and comparing it to more than 100 species of living and extinct sharks, they determined a more accurate proportion for the head, body, and tail.