The Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived, with data suggesting that the largest specimens were 17.9 meters or 58.7 feet in length. However, some experts claim that the very largest ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and documentaries show a stocky, torpedo-shaped predator, built for speed and power.

Scientists have discovered that the long-extinct megalodon, also known as the megatooth shark, had a body temperature 7 degrees Celsius warmer than the surrounding seawater. This information might ...