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The megalodon hoax was fake, and that’s why the myth keeps growing
A fake shark story died on paper but lived online, where repetition, fear, and clever editing keep turning extinction into legend.
For decades, the giant prehistoric shark known ominously as “The Meg" has been portrayed as a massive apex predator that hunted the only formidable opponent in the oceans at the time: whales. But new ...
An artistic reconstruction of the extinct megalodon. Scientists' ideas about how the megalodon looked are based on its fossilized teeth. Hugo Saláis via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 Between 3 ...
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Paleobiologist Dr ...
A shark so rare it was once thought to be extinct was just spotted off the Welsh coast. The Wildlife Trust of Wales captured footage of the angel shark in Cardigan Bay, the first documented sighting ...
Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck with a trailer and weighed almost twice as much. Embedded in its jaws were ...
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The prehistoric ...
Megalodons were massive predators that ruled the world's oceans. Hugo Saláis via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 For nearly 20 million years, megalodons prowled the world’s oceans. The massive ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide. Warpaintcobra/iStock ...
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