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

It's often thought that the megalodon would've looked a lot like a great white shark, but bigger. But scientists now think the enormous creature looked "closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

In addition, the research team also investigated the previously unknown body shape of Megalodon. The teeth of the discovered Megalodon were sawtoothed like those of the original great white shark ...