Megalodon's body size and form uncover why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve gigantism
A new study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark megalodon (megatooth shark), which ...
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Megalodon Size Reveals Aquatic Gigantism Secrets
A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which ...
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The Massive Megalodon May Have Been Even Longer and Sleeker
Comparing the prehistoric predator to today’s great white probably resulted in an underestimation.
Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Researchers refined their size estimates of the prehistoric shark by studying the bodily proportions of 165 other shark ...
Megalodon may have been ‘even longer’ than we thought
If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...
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Megalodon Likely Gave Birth To Live Young That Were Already Almost 4 Meters Long
Megalodon pose a curious challenge to scientists because despite being one of the largest animals ever to grace the oceans, ...
A longer, sleeker super predator: Megalodon’s true form
The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong ...
Megalodon grew to 80 FEET as shark’s ‘true form’ revealed for first time – and even babies were 13ft killing machines
MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric ...
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Local author launches “In Search of Giants” at Handley Library on March 8
Head over to Handley Library this Saturday during Winchester’s Celtic Fest to take a deep dive into all things Irish in a big ...
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Megalodon Wasn’t a Fat Great White—It Was a Sleek Lean Killing Machine
If Meg 3 ever happens, the filmmakers might need to ditch the oversized great white shark trope. A new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica found that the famous megalodon wasn’t just an ...