After years of searching with his dad, fifth-grader Jaxon Hinton uncovered a remarkably preserved prehistoric shark tooth ...

No state in the U.S. has an official shark, but Maryland lawmakers are digging deep into history to hopefully add a ...

Maryland could soon have a state shark. The massive predator’s fossilized teeth can still be found around the state.

Maryland is considering a bill that would make the extinct megalodon the official state shark.

It's a discovery millions of years in the making: In early March, a 10-year-old Maryland boy found a megalodon tooth, and now ...

You wouldn’t think staring down the mouth of the largest shark ever could provide a bit of levity for a gathering of people charged with making crucial decisions. But last ...

Maryland lawmakers consider bill to name Megalodon as state's official shark ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina -- The North Carolina coast is known for many things but, for divers, it is well known as a hot spot for finding giant prehistoric Megalodon teeth. "It's really rare ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Megalodons went extinct about 3.6 million years ago, but their fossils are all over Maryland. While the mighty megalodon is not ...