Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed legislation makes Maryland the first state to name an official shark.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The megalodon is a prehistoric ancestor of the modern-day shark, and just like it preceded the shark, National Megalodon Day ...

As paleontologist Stephen Godfrey walked into the Calvert Marine Museum one morning in April, staff members congratulated him ...

The true size of a gigantic prehistoric megalodon shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago has been revealed for the first time -- and it had teeth as big as hands, and a fin as tall as a ...

Maryland has become the first state to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as its official state shark. State lawmakers approved making the designation on April 14, and Gov. Wes Moore said he ...

It’s not Shark Week yet, but National Megalodon Day is the next best thing until the Discovery Channel kicks off its shark love fest on July 20. National Megalodon Day is June 15 and celebrates the ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland's state shark. But the clock is ticking. The curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine ...

Megalodon was the largest shark to ever live, an apex predator that ruled Earth’s oceans for millions of years. Stretching up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fans of the horror flick "Jaws" may remember 2018's "The Meg," where a prehistoric megalodon attacks a deep sea-submersible, ...

Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth ...

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Megalodons—the iconic extinct sharks that dominated the ocean millions of years ago—have been portrayed in Hollywood blockbusters and sci-fi novels as oversize great white sharks. But new research ...