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

For centuries scientists have imagined megalodon as an oversized great white shark. But would another shark provide a better ...

But scientists now think the enormous creature looked "closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale". The usual way to guess at the size of a megalodon is by taking tooth measurements ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and ...

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 ...

The Massive, Ancient Megalodon Shark Was… Skinny? “What sets our study apart from all previous papers on body size and shape estimates of O. megalodon is the use of a completely new approach ...

Megalodon, the largest shark, was probably slimmer and longer than previously believed, a new study has revealed. Scientists now estimate the massive, extinct sharks might have grown up to 80 feet (24 ...

said he was surprised by both megalodon’s proposed similarity to a lemon shark and by the giant size proposed by Shimada and his team. “The argument that they make, that a long, slender animal ...

Goldfish possess genetic traits that allow them to swell up to four pounds—the size of a Chihuahua. Experts say that's why ...

This revision of the megalodon's morphology is based on a thorough analysis of fossils and comparisons with more than 170 species of sharks, both modern and extinct. Researchers used fossilized ...

The megalodon species was known for its giant size. A recent study suggests the shark had a slender body up to 24 metres in length, weighing up to 94 tonnes. In comparison, great white sharks ...