Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine traveling back in time and observing ...

Megalodon, the terror of the Neogene, dominated its giant shark niche for just 20 million years before it disappeared from the world's oceans. And, during that time ...

Watch this video to uncover how scientists use great white shark teeth to estimate their size, and how they apply similar ...

The biggest, most formidable shark to have ever roamed the ocean may have been even larger than previously thought, according to a new study. The research, published Sunday in the journal ...

An artistic reconstruction of the extinct megalodon. Scientists' ideas about how the megalodon looked are based on its fossilized teeth. Hugo Saláis via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 Between 3 ...

Few creatures spark the imagination quite like the megalodon. This prehistoric shark, estimated to have reached lengths of up ...

A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists agree. This illustration of megalodon may be wrong. The ancient predatory ...

The Meg was shaped more like a whale than the giant great white shark in the Jason Statham movies, suggests new research. Megalodon, the prehistoric ocean hunter, was a "longer, sleeker super predator ...

Megalodon teeth are the largest of all shark species. With teeth that can measure up to the size of a human hand, it is easy to imagine just how enormous these ancient sharks were. However, there is ...

A recent diving trip off the coast of Florida resulted in an ancient discovery. Kristina Scott found a 6-inch megalodon shark tooth while fossil diving in Venice. She said she’s been fossil diving for ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. When did the megalodon shark go extinct, and why ...