Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...

Led by Professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University, a team of 28 experts from around the world analyzed a nearly complete ...

Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant ...

The giant extinct shark species known as the megalodon has captured the interest of scientists and the general public alike, ...

The research, published Sunday in the journal “Palaeontologia Electronica,” suggests that the megalodon, which dominated the ocean 3.5 million years ago, was more than three times the size of ...

MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric killing machine has been revealed in a study that reveals what the ocean ...

If you picture a megalodon, chances are you envision what amounts to a gigantic great white shark. The image is understandable, given almost every depiction of the ancient apex predators across ...

Exactly how large megalodon was in real life is a long-standing mystery — no complete fossils have ever been discovered. But now, to Shimada’s own surprise, his most recent research suggests ...

(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.