Along with teeth, the existing fossil record includes parts of giant ... Meanwhile, sleeker animals such as blue whales, which can grow up to about 100 feet (30 meters) long, can attain enormous ...

The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body -- closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The megalodon ... that rely primarily on tooth size. By examining ...

Yet back then, any one of these creatures could become prey to the ocean's fiercest apex predator: the megalodon, a giant shark with massive teeth and a body the size of a whale. In many ways ...

Fossilized shark teeth are some of the most abundant remnants of prehistoric oceans ... apex predator is well-established; fossilized whale bones bear deep Megalodon tooth marks, providing ...

The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale. The study team ... moving beyond traditional methods that rely primarily on tooth ...

It was estimated that the fossil is of a prehistoric whale dating back to the Middle Eocene period (39-47 million years ago). But 10 months later, on January 27, parts of the fossil were reported ...