As the top predator of its day, megalodon feasted on small whales, sea turtles, seals and large fish in shallow seas around the globe. Its serrated teeth were handy for slashing through skin ...

The Megalodon may have been the top predator in its time, but it had fierce competition in the form of Livyatan melvillei, a massive prehistoric sperm whale. This whale was no gentle giant – it ...

The rest of the whales scatter. You have just witnessed mealtime for megalodon – formally known as Otodus megalodon – the ...

Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to today's ...

In fact, a T-rex would have been a quick snack for megalodon. Its head would have easily fit inside the gargantuan shark's mouth.

Apparently these deadly predators were the reason why whales were much smaller millions of years ago. Few fish are as steeped in myth and conjecture as the megalodon, a giant shark that lived ...

For example, our knowledge of Megalodon's existence comes from the fossil record, which reveals teeth designed for hunting dolphins and whales. These teeth occur in the fossil record between 15 ...

it's closer in length to a modern sperm whale. Its stomach may have held 10,000 litres, that's enough for it to have eaten 20 whole cows...if cows swam in the sea. How big are the megalodon's ...

Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded great white shark. It may have been comparable in length to today's ...