But that’s not true. Megalodons are extinct. They died out about 3.5 million years ago. And scientists know this because, ...

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 ...

Movies like 1975's Jaws, about a monstrously oversized great white shark, tapped into the primal human fear of these creatures. It's no surprise that the extinct "megalodon" shark species Otodus ...

Not only is the “Shark Bite Capital of the World” in Florida, but so is the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World.” See guide to ...

"In addition to finding fossilized teeth from tiger [sharks], makos, and great whites, you could uncover the most sought-after Paleo prize—the tooth of an extinct megalodon. The chompers of ...

An international team of researchers surveyed the ratios of the head, trunk, and tail relative to total body length across 145 modern and 20 extinct species of sharks. Assuming the megalodon's ...

Just in time for summer, the megalodon—the ancient, city bus-sized shark known as the “Megatooth”—has reared its ravenous snout. While the oceans are now safe from the Megatooth, which went extinct an ...

We are researchers in AI literacy and STEM education who helped create a series of lessons that use fossil shark teeth to ...

One of the largest predators to grace our planet, otodus megalodon was an enormous shark that dominated the oceans until becoming extinct just 3.6 million years ago, according to the National ...