Like other sharks, the bodies of megalodon were cartilaginous, almost entirely soft tissue, and that doesn’t preserve very well. A dead meg would make an incredible feast, not to mention a dramatic ...

Since Steven Spielberg's “Jaws” in 1975, sharks have boasted a serious pop culture bite. But when it comes to dealing with a trendier toothy menace ... well, we’re going to need a bigger boat. The ...

Using sophisticated computer modelling techniques they have also calculated that the bite force of the great white's extinct relative, the gigantic fossil species Carcharodon megalodon (also known as ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 23 to 3.6 million years ago, a shark roughly three times the ...

Megalodon, one of the largest carnivores ever to have lived, feasted on the flesh of other top predators, according to a chemical analysis of the extinct shark’s teeth 1. The relative amounts of two ...

The film centers on a Carcharodon Megalodon, the 70-foot, 40-ton prehistoric kin to the great white shark. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Warner Bros. and Chinese company Gravity are trying to keep ...

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 ...