Alicia said Molly had been hoping to find a "meg," the nickname for a megalodon fossil. "For whatever reason, she spoke it into existence on Christmas morning," she said. The family took the ...

Emma Bernard, who curates the Natural History Museum’s fossil fish collection – including ... In order to tackle prey as large as whales, megalodon had to be able to open its mouth wide. It’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 ...

(CNN) — Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old.

The megalodon lived in most parts of the ocean (except near the north and south pole). The most northern fossils are found off the coast of Denmark and the most southern in New Zealand.

Emma Bernard, who curates the Natural History Museum’s fossil fish collection – including ... In order to tackle prey as large as whales, megalodon had to be able to open its mouth wide. It’s ...

Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he saw the ...