The rediscovery of a giant megalodon fossil, long-lost since the 1980s, has led to new information about the giant shark's lifestyle, including that they reached up to 80ft in length. Researchers ...

The most important megalodon fossil in existence spent 28 years as unidentified rubble in a museum storage room. When a paleontologist finally recognized what was in the box, it confirmed what ...

An associated set of gigantic vertebrae belonging to the iconic extinct megalodon, or megatooth shark, that had been missing in action since the 1980s was discovered, providing new information about ...

A long-lost fossil has finally been rediscovered, providing scientists with concrete physical proof of the terrifying maximum size of the ancient Megalodon shark. The rare specimen—a massive shark ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The extinct Megalodon, meaning "big tooth," was an apex ...

Much of what we think about Megalodon comes from its giant teeth. However, scientists might have made an incorrect assumption about the species many years ago.