Bigger Than We Thought? Scientists Reveal New Megalodon Size Estimates

Megalodon looked much different than how humans have imagined

Megalodon was likely a long, streamlined predator, not a bulky giant. Scientists compared its bones with modern sharks.

Bigger Than We Thought? Scientists Reveal New Megalodon Size Estimates

DePaul University Paleobiology Professor Kenshu Shimada is leading a study alongside 28 experts. A new scientific study offers significant insights into the biology of Megalodon (formally Otodus megalodon), a massive prehistoric shark that lived nearly worldwide between 15 and 3.6 million years ago. Led by paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University, the study involved [...]

Megalodon could be larger than previously estimated

A new study has revealed that a species of shark could have grown up to 80 feet (24.3 meters) long leading researchers to believe that the Megalodon shark might have been much larger than previously estimated. Larger and slimmer than expected Researchers initially believed that Megalodon sharks were about 80 feet (24.3 meters) long but the new findings suggest they could have been up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) longer than previous measurements. Acc…

Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long - far larger than previous estimates

Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case.New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.Megalodons might have been even larger than we first thought, growing up to 80 feet (24.3 meters) long — 15 feet (4.5 m) longer than previous predictions, according…