DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 21: General view of an animatronic Megalodon shark during a press review of Jurassic Quest at Del Mar Fairgrounds on January 21, 2022 in Del Mar, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A new study has left scientists again wondering what the megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, looked like after it was previously thought to have resembled the great white shark.
The scientific research from the University of California, Riverside and DePaul University was recently published in the journal Historical Biology on Feb.
6. Scientists have long believed megalodons resembled the modern great white sharks, which are partially warm-blooded and belong to the lamniform shark order.
Megalodons are also a part of this order, and it’s believed they were also partially warm-blooded. RELATED: Hundreds of golden retrievers gather in Golden, Colorado for annual celebrationScientists have also theorized the size and scope of megalodons based on their fossilized teeth and vertebrae.But there’s hasn’t been enough fossil evidence to provide a complete picture of what the megalodon looked like.