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The teeth were found within the Ste. Genevieve Formation rock layer and represent all known tooth positions on the mouth of both adult and juvenile sharks.

The new species, was discovered through fossil research in the Ste. Genevieve Formation rock layer at the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky.

The shark was discovered after several small spoon-like teeth were found in a cave wall and ceiling at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.

The new species, Strigildus tollesonae, was named after Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park guide Kelli Tolleson. Here's how it was discovered.

The new species, Strigildus tollesonae, was named after Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park guide Kelli Tolleson. Here's how it was discovered.

Crawling long distances through a cave on hands, knees, and stomach - all for the love of science.

Mammoth Cave National Park officials announced on Wednesday that a new species of ancient shark was identified through fossils discovered in a cave wall and ceiling.

While the land and underground passageways of Mammoth Cave National Park are now traversed by tourists, guides and the occasional bat, millions of years ago the region was more popular

Spoon-sized fossils found within Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky belonged to a previously unknown shark species that swam hundreds of millions of years ago.

Researchers crawled in the dark on hands and knees to find the creature’s teeth, officials said.