Megalodons, the iconic extinct sharks commonly portrayed as gigantic, monstrous beasts in films such as the 2018 sci-fi thriller The Meg, grew to larger sizes in cooler waters than in warmer areas, ...

Quick Take New vertebrate fossils reveal a more ancient mega-shark years before Megalodon This mega-shark was found in ...

The megalodon was thought to look like a supersized great white shark, but a new study suggests otherwise. Using a great white to "reconstruct the body form of Megalodon lacks empirical fossil support ...

A new study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon or megatooth shark grew to larger sizes in cooler environments than in warmer areas. DePaul University paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada and ...

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A new shark study reveals that the iconic extinct Megalodon shark grew to larger sizes in cooler waters than in warmer areas. DePaul University paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada and coauthors ...

Today is a special day for a special species of ancient Earth, Megalodons, also known as Otodus megalodon, as June 15 is officially celebrated as National Megalodon Day! On this celebratory day, we ...

You (probably) heard it here first: the size of the extinct megalodon shark (Otodus megalodon) has been exaggerated. We're not talking about just in Hollywood movies like 'The Meg,' although those ...

This Research in Action article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. In this image, University of Florida vertebrate paleontology graduate student Dana ...