A bill to make the prehistoric shark megalodon the Maryland state shark has passed in the legislative session in Annapolis.

The megalodon (Otodus megalodon) is another step closer to becoming the first state shark in the United States. At the last ...

Maryland has a new state shark, and it's sure to make some waves. The state legislature this week designated the Megalodon ...

Roaming the ancient seas eons ago, the megalodon shark eviscerated its prey with jaws that were 10 feet wide.

Maryland is poised to be the first state in the country to designate its own state shark — the megalodon. In a last-minute ...

Maryland became the first state to designate an official shark on April 14, 2026, naming the extinct Otodus megalodon whose ...

Maryland is about to make history by naming a shark that hasn’t existed for millions of years as its official state ...

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.

Megalodon secrets that rewrite ocean history New research is transforming our understanding of the megalodon, revealing it as an adaptable feeder rather than a whale-only hunter. Fossil discoveries, ...

The Megalodon is known as the largest and most fearsome shark to ever roam the oceans, but an apex predator around today may be the reason why the ancient beast went extinct millions of years ago, ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland’s state shark.

We’re not quite sure if a new description of the extinct megalodon shark makes it more or less frightening. The fresh theory—described in a theory that was recently published in Palaeontologia ...