Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric ...

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

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

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...

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

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

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study ...

Comparing the prehistoric predator to today’s great white probably resulted in an underestimation.

New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

Along with teeth, the existing fossil record includes ... tanklike great white but rather a more streamlined fish, such as a lemon shark. In this discovery, Shimada said, his team also stumbled ...