The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever documented and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Carcharocles megalodon, means "giant tooth." ...

Carcharocles megalodon could reach up to 60 feet in length and had jaws measuring 9 feet wide. It lived from 23 million years ago up until the end of the Pliocene Epoch, around 2.6 million years ago.

A giant tooth from a species of extinct shark was uncovered in the Cayman Islands during a development project. It is believed to have belonged to a megalodon (Otodus megalodon, previously Carcharodon ...

Well, there’s only fossil records to go off, but scientists have some ideas. According to a Smithsonian report on the carcharocles megalodon: “ Carcharocles megalodon was once the most fearsome ...

LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 30: One of the world's largest set of shark jaws comprised of about 180 fossil teeth from the prehistoric species, Carcharocles megalodon, which grew to the size of a school bus, ...

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Megalodon was a monster of the seas and had the choice of anything it wanted to eat, so what was on the menu for the now-extinct shark 7 million-years-ago? Research in the journal Palaeogeography, ...

In 1975, “Jaws” became the first movie to gross over $100 million. Its success made it the first summer blockbuster. This summer’s shark offering is “The Meg,” a story about Carcharodon megalodon, the ...

Florida archaeologists recently discovered several complete skeletons of an extinct species of elephants called gomphothere, marking a historic find at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s ...

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