Massive megalodon was even longer than scientists thought
Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...
Maybe megalodon wasn’t so chonky after all
A new study proposes that the massive ancient shark was built more slenderly than a great white. But not all paleontologists ...
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The Massive Megalodon May Have Been Even Longer and Sleeker
Researchers had based some informed guesses about just how massive the megalodon - a prehistoric giant fish that hunted the ...
Megalodon grew to 80 FEET as shark’s ‘true form’ revealed for first time – and even babies were 13ft killing machines
MEGALODON may have grown to a staggering 80 feet in length – and weighted 94 tons. The staggering size of the prehistoric ...
Some Megalodons Reached 80 Feet—But They Weren’t Built Like Great Whites, Research Suggests
Researchers refined their size estimates of the prehistoric shark by studying the bodily proportions of 165 other shark ...
Extinct megalodon shark was even bigger than previously thought
New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...
Megalodon may have been ‘even longer’ than we thought
If there’s anywhere Team Lemon (formerly Team Mako) and Team Great White may find common ground, it’s megalodon speed. Rather ...
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New study suggests megalodon may have been larger than we think
A new study has disclosed that megalodons have been larger than we first thought, growing up to 80 feet long which is 15 feet ...
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Megalodon Wasn’t a Fat Great White—It Was a Sleek Lean Killing Machine
If Meg 3 ever happens, the filmmakers might need to ditch the oversized great white shark trope. A new study published in Palaeontologia Electronica found that the famous megalodon wasn’t just an ...