Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed ...

Maryland became the first state to designate an official shark on April 14, 2026, naming the extinct Otodus megalodon whose ...

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 ...

Maryland makes waves by naming the extinct Megalodon as its official state shark.

Maryland is about to make history by naming a shark that hasn’t existed for millions of years as its official state ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina -- The North Carolina coast is known for many things but, for divers, it is well known as a hot spot for finding giant prehistoric Megalodon teeth. "It's really rare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Megalodons went extinct about 3.6 million years ago, but their fossils are all over Maryland. While the mighty megalodon is not ...

The megalodon tooth 7-year-old Foster Frazier found back in June. The tooth is estimated to be over 5 inches long. Photo provided by Tina Frazier. While finding shark teeth on the beach isn’t uncommon ...

Discover how a recent study reveals a prehistoric giant octopus, 'Nanaimoteuthis haggarti', that could rival sharks in the ...

FRANKFURT. Professor Enrico Schleiff, President of Goethe University, congratulated the two researchers: “The research projects of Jeremy McCormack and Andrei Kuzhelev are impressive examples of how ...