If megalodon had a body structure more like a lemon shark, as this study suggests, it would have looked much sleeker than the bulky predator often depicted in popular media. Sharks, like airplanes ...

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.

“There was also a megalodon skull found in Peru that apparently has a crushed braincase and all the teeth, with a small string of vertebrae,” says Emma, “although I have yet to see high-quality images ...

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

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 ...

if cows swam in the sea. How big are the megalodon's teeth? 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 ...

“There was also a megalodon skull found in Peru that apparently has a crushed braincase and all the teeth, with a small string of vertebrae,” says Emma, “although I have yet to see high-quality images ...