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

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

Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed ...

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

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

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

New research is rewriting everything known about Megalodon, revealing it was not just a giant great white, but something far ...

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The megalodon—the biggest shark to have ever lived—may not looked like an overgrown great white shark, as it is often portrayed, scientists have said. Commonly known as the megalodon, this species of ...

The most common way that Megalodon is portrayed is... well, like this. A shark that looks like a giant great white. “The study may appear to be a step backward in science, but the continued mystery ...

Maryland has designated the megalodon as the official state shark. Maryland is the first state to select a state shark. The ...