Godzilla Shark, the 300-million-year-old fossil discovered in New Mexico, gets an official name
Taylor ArdreyApr 17, 2021, 21:51 IST
In this undated photo provided by John-Paul Hodnett is a single tooth on the lower jaw of a 300-million-year-old shark species named this week following a nearly complete skeleton of the species in 2013 in New Mexico.John-Paul Hodnett via AP
Scientists finally named an ancient shark fossil that was found in 2013, according to the AP.
Once named, Gorilla Shark, researchers renamed the 300 million old shark Dracopristis hoffmanorum.
The shark was named after the Hoffman family who owned the land where the fossil was found,a news release said.
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