While flicks like Jaws and The Meg are perfect for a movie night, scientists from the University of South Australia say they re creating an excessive fear of sharks in the real world.
While previous estimates suggested that megalodon could swim at 3.1mph, researchers from DePaul University in Chicago now believe its top speed was more like 1.2mph.
Megalodon sharks are known to be the most powerful predators in vertebrate history. But would it have been able to eat a T. rex? MailOnline reveals all.
Molly, 9, received a once-in-a-lifetime Christmas gift when she found a tooth that belonged to a megalodon while hunting for fossils in the the Chesapeake Bay on Christmas Day.