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The Meg: Real Megalodon shark would eat Jason Statham for breakfast

Newscientist - Sat 11 Aug 18

Jason Statham’s new film The Meg looks gloriously silly and good luck to it, but it got us thinking about what its giant prehistoric shark was really like and why it died out

What ‘The Meg’ gets wrong — and right — about megalodon sharks

ScienceNews - Fri 10 Aug 18

A paleobiologist helps Science News separate shark fact from fiction in the new Jason Statham film The Meg.

The Meg: the myth, the legend (the science)

BBC News - Fri 10 Aug 18

What to we really know about the giant prehistoric shark reincarnated by Hollywood?

Facts about Megalodon: The long-gone shark

FOXNews - Fri 17 Aug 18

The megalodon, which went extinct millions of years ago, was the largest shark ever documented and one of the largest fish on record. The scientific name, Carcharocles megalodon, means "giant ...

Facts About Megalodon: The Long-Gone Shark, Livescience - Thu 16 Aug 18

Prehistoric survivor? How we know the 'Meg' is dead

FOXNews - Wed 15 Aug 18

Aren't sharks scary enough? The biggest of them all — the megalodon — has been dead three million years. And, yes, if they were alive now, paleontologists would say — get out of the water, ...

Science of 'The Meg': How scientists know the world's largest shark is gone forever

FOXNews - Fri 10 Aug 18

Picture a shark as long as a bowling lane, with teeth bigger than your hand and a bite as powerful as a T. rex's. This toothy predator is called Megalodon. It was the biggest shark that ever ...