Unlike in fiction, giant whales do not emerge fully-formed from the ocean deep. So, where did Livyatan melvillei come from?

Research now suggests that the megalodon more closely resembled a lemon shark with a much longer body—perhaps similar to a large whale—measuring about 80 feet in length and weighing 94 tons.

“With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat – most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks. If you are that big you need to eat a lot of food, so large prey is ...

Apparently these deadly predators were the reason why whales were much smaller millions of years ago. Few fish are as steeped in myth and conjecture as the megalodon, a giant shark that lived ...

it's closer in length to a modern sperm whale. Its stomach may have held 10,000 litres, that's enough for it to have eaten 20 whole cows...if cows swam in the sea. How big are the megalodon's ...

“With its large serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat – most likely whales and large fish, and probably other sharks. If you are that big you need to eat a lot of food, so large prey is ...