The megalodon is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived about 23 to 3.6 million years ago. It was the largest shark to have ever lived and was thought to look like a supersized ...

Louis-Philippe Bateman's fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada's geological ...

The largest are around 7 inches long. A megalodon tooth fossil in the National Museum of Natural History's collection was found in Beaufort County, North Carolina. Smithsonian Institution Coupled ...

Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years and recent research on fossilized shark teeth has led to the ...

“Maintaining an energy level that would allow for megalodon’s elevated body temperature ... Michael Griffiths and Martin Becker, looked at fossilized teeth to determine that Megalodons swam ...

Emma Bernard, who curates the Museum's fossil fish collection (including fossil sharks), helps separate fact from fiction. O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the ...

For example, our knowledge of Megalodon's existence comes from the fossil record, which reveals teeth designed for hunting dolphins and whales. These teeth occur in the fossil record between 15 ...

The megalodon lived in most parts of the ocean (except near the north and south pole). The most northern fossils are found off the coast of Denmark and the most southern in New Zealand.

In fact, a T-rex would have been a quick snack for megalodon. Its head would have easily fit inside the gargantuan shark's mouth.

Louis-Philippe Bateman's fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada's geological evolution. It described giant, mysterious fossilized shark teeth discovered in ...

Emma Bernard, who curates the Museum's fossil fish collection (including fossil sharks), helps separate fact from fiction. O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the ...