Turns out, the palm-sized tooth belonged to an animal that died at least 3.5 million years ago: an Otodus megalodon shark. "She told me she was wading in knee-deep water when she saw it and dove ...

For centuries scientists have imagined megalodon as an oversized great white shark. But would another shark provide a better picture?

Not only is the “Shark Bite Capital of the World” in Florida, but so is the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World.” See guide to spotting shark teeth ...

Shark teeth are the most common fossils. These once belonged to Otodus obliquus, the ancestor to megalodon. The other reason is simply numbers. Rather than having just a few sets of teeth that last ...

Just in time for summer, the megalodon—the ancient, city bus-sized shark known as the “Megatooth”—has reared its ravenous snout. While the oceans are now safe from the Megatooth, which went extinct an ...

While our bones are coated in the mineral calcium phosphate, shark skeletons are made entirely from softer cartilage like our nose and ears. Megalodon teeth have been found on every continent except ...

Revised tentative body outline of 24.3 meters (80 feet) extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon. Important notes: 1) the exact shape, size, and position of most fins remain unknown based on the ...

Teeth found by brothers Otto and Emmit during a visit to Bawdsey in Suffolk could be up to 60 million years old, a UEA shark expert believes.