The Meg was shaped more like a whale than the giant great white shark in the Jason Statham movies, suggests new research. Megalodon, the prehistoric ocean hunter, was a "longer, sleeker super predator ...

an illustration of a megalodon just beneath the surface of th water looking up with its mouth open Yet rumors persist that these supersized sharks are still alive, with TikTok and YouTube videos ...

Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine traveling back in time and observing ...

The megalodon, a giant shark that went extinct some 3.6 million years ago, is famous for its utterly enormous jaws and correspondingly huge teeth. Recent studies have proposed that the megalodon was a ...

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 could ...

A new study posits that the ancient megalodon shark was longer and slimmer than previously believed. The ancient shark has been compared to the great white, but it may have more closely resembled the ...

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Jeremiah Volcko was poking around a North Charleston creek in 2012, next to a new construction site, when he spotted a large animal vertebra. Days later, more emerged. Taffy Chapman, Volcko and two ...

VENICE, Fla. - A recent diving trip off the coast of Florida resulted in an ancient discovery. Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice. She said she's been ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. When did the megalodon shark go extinct, and why ...