Professor Kenshu Shimada of the Department of Environmental Science and Studies and Department of Biological Sciences recently published new research showing O. megalodon was a more slender shark than previous studies suggested. The megatooth shark is often depicted as being a monstrous version of the modern great white shark, but no full skeleton of the creature exists. The breakthrough study, co-authored with students, is published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal “Palaeontologia Electronica,” and the news has been picked up by more than 400 media outlets, including CNN, Science News, and Forbes. Stephen Colbert even mentioned the research in a "Late Night" segment on science. Dr. Shimada's research was supported by the University Research Council. Read more.