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Did the Megalodon look like the great white sharks of today’s seas? For years, researchers have been wondering about the appearance of   this huge extinct shark that lived about 15-3.6 million years ago, and finally the answer seems to have been found. A new scientific study, in which Dr Alberto Collareta, a palaeontologist at the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Pisa, took part, has shown that the giant shark known by the scientific name of Carcharocles megalodon (or Otodus megalodon) had a slimmer body than previous studies had suggested. “In science fiction novels and...

Recently dug up fossils of the extinct whale called P. colossus prompting scientists to reconsider the blue whale’s status as the most massive creature ever.

There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales.

A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found. Scientists reported Wednesday that the creature could challenge the blue whale’s title as the heaviest animal to live on Earth. They've been digging up massive fossils from the creature in the Peruvian desert over the past decade. The bones include huge vertebrae from its backbone, ribs and a hip bone. Based on the pieces of the skeleton, scientists estimate that the animal could have weighed more than a blue whale, though it probably wasn't as long. It had dense and heavy bones that may have helped i...

There could be a new contender for the heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales.