A fossilized megalodon tooth has been recovered more than 10,000 feet below the surface of the central Pacific Ocean, marking ...

Two new bills recently introduced in the Maryland legislature propose making one of the largest predators to ever prowl the ...

A group of shark enthusiasts and scientists is hoping to make Maryland the first state in the nation to have a state shark.

Megalodon sharks were among the largest and most formidable predators ever to exist, dominating the oceans millions of years ago. Despite their massive size, everything scientists know about them ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw the ...

Heavy rain did not stop this fossil hunt in Florida. Conditions were rough, visibility was poor, and the ground was soaked.

Several fossil teeth from the giant predatory shark Otodus megalodon show scratch marks that could only have been made by members of their own species, suggesting that the largest sharks of all time ...

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 ...

The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth — until now. (Story first aired... The megalodon maybe wasn't so mega, research ...

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