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 is about to make history by naming a shark that hasn’t existed for millions of years as its official state symbol. Lawmakers approved legislation late Monday, April 13, designating Otodus ...

It was near a ledge in 100 feet of water, Sandra Clopp says.

Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed legislation makes Maryland the first state to name an official shark.

WASHINGTON (7News) — No state in the U.S. has an official shark, but Maryland lawmakers are digging deep into history to hopefully add a prehistoric icon to its list of state symbols. Lawmakers in the ...

Megalodon tends to dominate conversations about prehistoric ocean predators. Its massive jaws and oversized teeth have turned it into a pop-culture icon that feels almost mythical. Yet during the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea ...