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

Scientists say the megalodon was a "longer, sleeker super predator" The post Megalodon’s shape was more like whales than sharks: study appeared first on Talker.

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.

New research reveals that the megalodon likely had a slender body more akin to a lemon shark than a great white. This discovery suggests the ancient p ...

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

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Past studies have estimated the megalodon’s length and body shape by comparing it to the great white shark, which has similar large, serrated teeth. But Sternes said those studies relied on ...

If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...

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, which included researchers from the University of California ...

But the true size and shape of this extinct giant probably ... “Our research team found that the modern great white shark with a rather stout body hypothetically blown up to the size of ...

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in ...

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 has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark ...