A humungous shark that lived 115 million years ago surpassed the size of modern-day great whites, paleontologists discovered ...

The most deadly predator of the sea spent its day conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon.

Because the megalodon's triangular, serrated-edge teeth look much like those of the present-day great white (just larger), it has long been assumed that the two species were closely related, and thus ...

Fossils reveal that giant predatory sharks existed 15 million years before megalodon and were already top predators in Cretaceous seas.

Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine traveling back in time and observing ...

Megalodons were the biggest sharks on the planet. Recent studies show how these apex predators reached lengths of 50 feet with heads the size of cars.

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

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Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth ...

Quick Take New vertebrate fossils reveal a more ancient mega-shark years before Megalodon This mega-shark was found in Australia The finding rewrites the historical timeline of shark evolution Long ...