Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

New research suggests that the prehistoric megalodon, the biggest shark known to have existed, was even larger than we thought.

A few vertebrae and cartilage fragments have been discovered, but no complete skeleton ... once thought to be megalodon’s closest living relatives. By scaling up white shark proportions ...

Megalodon, the largest shark, was probably slimmer and longer than previously believed, a new study has revealed. Scientists now estimate the massive, extinct sharks might have grown up to 80 feet (24 ...

Everyone's favorite prehistoric shark may have been much sleeker and much larger than previously thought. A new study suggests that the megalodon wasn't as stocky as the great white shark ...

The now-extinct megalodon shark may have been larger than first ... Despite this, no whole megalodon (Otodus megalodon) skeleton has ever been discovered, so most of the scientific research ...

Shark biologist Dr Phillip Sternes ... Comparisons are difficult due to the lack of a complete megalodon skeleton. Instead, scientists looked at the possibility the creature had a different ...

As a shark, megalodon is part of the family of cartilaginous fishes. “They have a very poorly mineralized skeleton. There are no true bones that make the skeleton hard,” Shimada said.