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

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

However, the researchers say many of these interpretations remain tentative; only a complete megalodon skeleton would truly confirm its full body shape. They hope these new data-driven insights ...

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

Assuming that O. megalodon had a body plan consistent with the vast majority of sharks, the team determined that its head length and tail length possibly occupied about 16.6% and 32.6% ...

At full size, a megalodon could've ranged ... it must've had a similar body. In fact, the megalodon was probably longer and sleeker than a great white, closer to the shape of a lemon shark ...

Megalodon’s teeth resemble those of a modern great white shark, so some scientists previously concluded that the two sharks had a similar stout body shape. Shimada followed this hypothesis when ...

The megalodon is thought to have gone extinct ... sums to the existing fossilized record of the trunk to get the full body length. “Our research team found that the modern great white shark ...

Based on the average proportions of the three body parts relative to one another, it was estimated that the Belgian megalodon had a 1.8-m (5.9-ft)-long head and a 3.6-m (11.8-ft) tail, bringing ...

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 ...