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, ...
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A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon’s true form
The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...
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 ...
Extinct megalodon shark was even bigger than previously thought
New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all
A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...
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A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon's true form
The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body -- closer in shape to a lemon ... the shark's total body length, moving beyond traditional methods that rely primarily on tooth ...
Megalodon grew to 80 FEET as shark’s ‘true form’ revealed for first time – and even babies were 13ft killing machines
MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric ...
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Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought
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 ...