The megalodon is an extinct species of giant mackerel ... so they don’t leave behind bony fossils that can be preserved. As a result, scientists were left with only fossilized shark teeth ...

The fascination with the megalodon—a prehistoric giant shark—continues to capture imaginations around the globe. Although scientists firmly believe this apex predator went extinct millions of years ...

Ludwig found her first fossil on the sandy expanse of Calvert County’s Matoaka Beach in 2017. It was the mouth plate of an ...

Emma Bernard, who curates the Museum's fossil fish collection (including fossil sharks), helps separate fact from fiction. O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the ...

Remnants of a bizarre “shark-toothed” aquatic predator that lived alongside dinosaurs were probably forged, according to new research. The fossil possesses highly unusual blade-like teeth ...

A prehistoric food fight may have spelled the end for the megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived. A study of the ocean giant's fossil teeth suggests it had to compete for food with another ...

A “ serrated blade” found sticking from a rock in the United Kingdom has been identified as a “nearly perfect” prehistoric ...

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 ...

Emma Bernard, who curates the Museum's fossil fish collection (including fossil sharks), helps separate fact from fiction. O. megalodon was not only the biggest shark in the world, but one of the ...

That’s tens of millions of years older than the better known — and monstrously large — megalodon shark. Fossil hunters discovered the tooth “eroding” from a block of sandstone on the ...