The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first believed, reaching lengths of 80 feet (24.3 meters), according to a new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica last week. This is ...

According to DePaul University, the scientists “surveyed the proportions of the head, trunk, and tail relative to the total body length across 145 modern and 20 extinct species of sharks”.

The megalodon is an extinct species of ancient shark. “They were much larger than contemporary sharks, probably 40 to 60 feet long, potentially even more,” Jones explained. The auctioned teeth ...

The recent discovery of the fossilised remains of a unique prehistoric shark along the coastline of the Burren will be ...

Teeth found by brothers Otto and Emmit during a visit to Bawdsey in Suffolk could be up to 60 million years old, a UEA shark expert believes.

A new study suggests the extinct megalodon shark species was larger than previously believed, with a potential length of up to 24 metres and weight of 94 tonnes. (Graham Thompson/CBC) A Saint John ...

The species name is named after David McGinnis ... McGinnis' nail tooth enable researchers to learn more about long-extinct sharks and the ecosystems they inhabited. "The fossil discoveries ...

sleek body Shimada and his team compared 145 species of living sharks and 20 species of extinct sharks and built a database of the proportions of their heads, bodies and tails. The researchers ...

By examining the megalodon’s vertebral column and comparing it to more than 100 species of living and extinct sharks, they determined a more accurate proportion for the head, body, and tail.

Fossilised remains of a unique prehistoric shark have been discovered along the coastline of the Burren and the discovery ...