Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator “Our new study has solidified the idea that O. megalodon was not merely a ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. When did the megalodon shark go extinct, and why ...

The megalodon story should have ended with fossils, museum labels, and a simple timeline. Instead, it became a modern legend: one part real paleontology, one part TV spectacle, and one part internet ...

Fifteen million years ago, now-extinct species of dolphins, whales and large sea cows roamed the world’s oceans, topping the underwater food chain. Yet back then, any one of these creatures could ...

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 set of giant Megalodon vertebrae that vanished for decades has been rediscovered in Denmark, confirming that this prehistoric shark may have reached at least 79 feet in length.

Imagine the seas off Peru, 6 million years ago. A group of long-nosed dolphins swam through the warm seawater, breaking the surface with occasional enthusiastic leaps into the stark sunshine, then ...

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To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. The megalodon was one of the biggest fish that ever lived, with seven-inch-long teeth ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock ...