But megalodon’s closest relatives are not great whites, as many scientists once believed. Mako sharks are the best living representation of its extinct cousin, albeit much smaller.

A recent megalodon clue has left many people convinced that this ancient predator is still roaming the waterways of the world ...

Fossil teeth of extinct megalodon sharks have grooves made by other megalodon teeth, hinting at violent encounters between ...

The new research out today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the megalodon’s warm-bloodedness may have contributed to its extinction. “Maintaining an energy ...

Scientists have discovered that the long-extinct megalodon, also known as the megatooth shark, had a body temperature 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding seawater. This information might ...

This extraordinary fossil may help create a better picture of what these gigantic predators looked like. We know that megalodon had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene (2.6 million years ago), ...

Modern day great white sharks are intimidating creatures, but they wouldn’t have held a candle to the ancient super-sized beast known as megalodon. The long-extinct shark has been the subject of ...

The Megalodon ruled the oceans for nearly 15 million years before going extinct 3.6 million years ago. At around three times the size of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), it was the ...

Just in time for summer, the megalodon—the ancient, city bus-sized shark known as the “Megatooth”—has reared its ravenous snout. While the oceans are now safe from the Megatooth, which went extinct an ...

(courtesy Exploration Place) A model of a Great White Shark and the jaw of the extinct Megalodon that is part of the Australian Museum’s “Sharks” exhibit at Exploration Place. (courtesy ...

This extraordinary fossil may help create a better picture of what these gigantic predators looked like. We know that megalodon had become extinct by the end of the Pliocene (2.6 million years ago), ...