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Large-body sharks in the Lamniformes family appeared 15 million years earlier than science previously claimed.
Understanding shark evolution can be difficult because sharks are cartilaginous, so only their vertebrae and teeth survive fossilization.
A richly biodiverse ocean during the Late Cretaceous period allowed gigantic sharks to coexist with other apex predators.
As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is
Large-body sharks in the Lamniformes family appeared 15 million years earlier than science previously claimed.
Understanding shark evolution can be difficult because sharks are cartilaginous, so only their vertebrae and teeth survive fossilization.
A richly biodiverse ocean during the Late Cretaceous period allowed gigantic sharks to coexist with other apex predators.
As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is
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