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

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

Maryland has designated the megalodon as the official state shark. Maryland is the first state to select a state shark. The ...

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

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

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