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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.

On Monday, the Maryland Senate and House of Delegates approved legislation designating Otodus megalodon — the megalodon — as ...

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

In 2002, QiQi, the last known dolphin of its kind, died after spending its final years alone in a tank at the Institute of ...

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

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

Legislation declaring the prehistoric megalodon as the official "state shark" has been passed in the US state of Maryland.

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 ...

After years of searching with his dad, fifth-grader Jaxon Hinton uncovered a remarkably preserved prehistoric shark tooth estimated to be 18 million years old Getty For as long as he can remember, ...

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. — No state has ever designated an official state shark and Maryland is trying to be the first. The Calvert Marine Museum is advocating for the designation of the extinct megalodon ...