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

The Meg

A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a ...

Stay away from Megalodon (extinct) sharks! Just thought this was an awesome image. Update 2016. Thanks to www.flickr.com/photos/144820525@N06/ I now know this is a bookcover on Steve Alten's book: MEG: Primal Waters. Update 2018: Steve Allen's book is now a major motion movie; The Meg starring Jason Statham.

Megalodon was, by an order of magnitude, the largest prehistoric shark that ever lived. Fossils give a sense of the shark's massive size and strength.

Megalodons - the extinct giant sharks that lived in most of Earth's oceans about 3 million years ago - gave birth to babies that were larger than adult humans, scientists say.