As one of the largest predators to have ever lived, megalodon captures people’s imagination – and for good reason. But was this apex predator simply a beefed-up great white shark, and is it still ...

Watch the video above to see how big the megalodon's tooth compares to that of a great white shark. You can also see how big it is in the photo below! Which has a stronger bite? A T-Rex or the ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

For years, the megalodon has been imagined as a monstrous version of the great white shark. Depictions in movies and ...

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 ...

The group includes the more famous animals such as whale sharks and great whites, but also all rays, skates and the little-known chimaeras – also known as ratfish, rabbit fish or ghost ... megalodon ...

Turns out, the palm-sized tooth belonged to an animal that died at least 3.5 million years ago: an Otodus megalodon shark. "She told me she was wading in knee-deep water when she saw it and dove ...