A longer, sleeker super predator: Study paints more accurate picture of megalodon's true form

Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 18:04 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The megalodon has long been imagined as an enormous great white shark, but new research suggests that perception is all wrong. The study finds the prehistoric hunter had a much longer body—closer in shape to a lemon shark or even a large whale.

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