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

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

Learn how newly discovered vertebrae from a 6- to 8-meter shark pushes the origin of mega-predators back by 15 million years.

A gigantic 8 m long mega-predatory shark stalks an unwary long-necked plesiosaur in the seas off Australia 115 million years ...

Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how sharks navigate ...

Around 115 million years ago, the seas off northern Australia were home to a gigantic ancestor of Jaws. Fossils of this ancient mega-predator reveal ...

"The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites. When you purchase ...

Mohamad Bazzi receives funding from Forschungskredit (K-74604-01-01). Nicolas Campione receives funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE190101423). Before ...

Dr. Mikael Siversson, a prominent researcher in the field of Earth and planetary sciences, has dedicated decades to studying Cardabiodontids. His analysis of fossilized vertebrae led to the ...

Our understanding of shark evolution may need to be rethought following the discovery of a 410-million-year-old ancestor of this group of fish. Sharks are cartilaginous fish, meaning their skeletons ...

Side view of a great white shark with highlighted skin sampling locations, showing detailed denticles captured by a microfocus X-ray CT scanner. New findings on how sharks achieve drag reduction could ...

Hybrid sharks have been discovered swimming in the waters off Australia's east coast. The finding may be driven by climate change, a research team says, suggesting such discoveries could be more ...