New research reignites debate over the size of this extinct giant, also suggesting it looked unlike a great white ...

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

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

Megalodon may have been up to 80 feet long, but the colossal extinct shark was also probably thinner than scientists ...

"If you stay in a skinnier body, there is a better chance of being able to grow larger," Shimada said. This principle applies ...

What’s more, he and his coauthors posit that megalodon was slenderer than previously thought, closer in build to a sleek lemon shark than a chunky great white, according to the study published ...