Megalodon dispatched its prey with a ferocious bite and lethal, serrated teeth that could reach up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) long — the size of a human hand.

However, the Megalodon is largely known only from its teeth and vertebrae in the fossil record—a rather incomplete set of data from which to draw assumptions.

Scientifically known as Otodus megalodon, the Neogene-era shark is estimated to have reached lengths of 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) and once belonged to a lineage of sharks that evolved during ...

The megalodon, a huge shark that was the scourge of the ancient oceans and is a star in modern movie theaters, is named for its "large tooth" - and for good reason. Its serrated teeth - up to ...

Michael Nastasio, who has been hunting shark teeth in Florida for 12 years, discovered a fully-intact megalodon shark tooth that was 6.25 inches (15.87 cm) long — only about an inch smaller than ...

Megalodon fossil record: Plenty of teeth but not much else Unlike in “The Meg,” the prehistoric megalodon never coexisted with humans, but between 15 million and 3.6 million years ago, the ...

Able to grow up to 60 feet long with sharp teeth as big as the palm of your hand, the megalodon was around 20 million years ago and remained at the top of the shark food chain until it went ...