Huge, fearsome … and slender: rethink megalodon body shape, experts say

Researchers suggest image of prehistoric giant based on proportions of great white shark could be mistaken

Huge, fearsome and boasting an enormous pair of jaws, the star of Hollywood's The Meg left even the movie hardman Jason Statham troubled by its size.

Now researchers say the gigantic prehistoric shark megalodon might have been slimmer than previously thought.