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.

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

Maryland votes to make prehistoric Megalodon its state shark ...

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

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

The scientific wonderers at What If imagine the terrifying apex predator that would exist if a giant prehistoric shark had millions more years to adapt.

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

Maryland officially named the megalodon the state shark this week, becoming the first state in the country with the ...

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

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

A new study reveals that some of the ocean's most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an ...

Ireland's basking sharks and other warm-bodied fish face risks from overheating due to warming oceans caused by climate change, a new study has warned.