Sammy Shelton found the 10cm-long (4in) tooth on Bawdsey beach in Suffolk during a bank holiday break. It has been confirmed as belonging to a megalodon - the largest shark that ever existed - by ...

Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded ... serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales ...

This shark is believed to have been an ancestor of the famed great white. The fossil has shown that its teeth spanned up to an astonishing 8.9cm in length. For comparison, the great white shark ...

These teeth occur in the fossil record between 15 million and 2.6 million years ago. Because sharks shed their teeth throughout their lifetimes and leave bite marks on escaped prey, it would be ...

At first glance, the world’s second largest fish ... has six rows of teeth in its upper jaw, and nine rows below, for a total of about 1,500 tiny, hooked teeth. The basking shark’s scientific ...

A “serrated blade” found sticking from a rock on Isle of Wight in the UK has been identified as a shark tooth that could be 100 million years old, experts say. Wight Coast Fossils photo A ...

In comparison, the largest whale shark recorded was 61.7 feet long ... and their enormous teeth be shattered on the ocean floor. In addition, the current cold, deep ocean climate is not hospitable ...

Estimates suggest megalodon actually grew to between 15 and 18 metres in length, three times longer than the largest recorded ... serrated teeth megalodon would have eaten meat - most likely whales ...

AN INCREDIBLE nine million year old ancestor of the great white shark has been discovered in Peru. The 23ft long beast had huge flesh-tearing teeth that ripped through its prey and could grow up ...