Learn how to find shark teeth in Maryland, Virginia and Florida, with the best tides, simple gear, collecting rules and tips for sorting your finds.
Legendary sharks: Big Mo, Harbor Master, the Black Demon and more
A guide to legendary sharks such as Big Mo, the Harbor Master and the Black Demon, sorting documented facts from folklore and fish stories.
The Evolution of Sharks: A Journey Through Time
The evolution of sharks hasn’t been a straightforward progression towards “modern” species. It has been a journey with branches, offshoots, and dead ends, shaped by environmental change, competition, and opportunity.
Megalodon sharks even bigger than previously thought
The megalodon shark is the most ferocious predator ever, but a new study revealed that it may have been even bigger than previously imagined.
Study reveals true size of prehistoric megalodon sharks
The megalodon, which lived from 23 to around three million years ago, is estimated to have had a head that was over 15 feet wide and was over twice the length of a Great White.
Discovery airing encore episodes for ‘Shark Weekend’
Discovery will air an encore presentation of some of its best Shark Week programming starting Saturday, April 4 at 6:00 a.m.
The evolution of megalodon’s perfectly adapted teeth
The perfectly shaped cutting tools that were the teeth of the mighty megalodon were the result of millions of years of evolution, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Victor Perez, a doctoral student in geology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, analyzed 359 fossilized teeth found in […]
Great whites may have beat out megalodon in battle for survival
According to new research published in the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences, megalodon sharks likely went extinct at least one million years earlier than previously thought and direct competition with great whites might be to blame. A team of researchers led by vertebrate paleontologist Robert Boessenecker from the College of Charleston-South Carolina, analyzed fossil occurrence of […]
Gigantic shark species a result of evolutionary adaptation
A news study from Swansea University found that for a species of shark to become giant, it would need to first evolve adaptations that enhance feeding. This includes its ability to control body temperature or become a filter feeder. Swansea University’s Dr. Catalina Pimiento and associates examined the biological traits of all elasmobranchs and ran a […]
The Legend of the Black Demon shark
We all like to indulge in a good fish tale. Especially when that fish is a shark. The legend of El Demonio Negro, the Black Demon, has persisted for as long as people entered the waters of the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, between the Baja Peninsula and the state of […]
