The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But there's debate over what it looked like. Most scientists have described it as a ...

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 ...

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The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according ...

Previous estimates relied on comparisons with great white sharks, which were once thought to be megalodon’s closest living ...