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Following the extinction of the dinosaurs, this shark emerged as one of the top predators of the ocean. A team of scientists recently announced the discovery of a new fossil shark species from Alabama, USA. The team was led by Jun Ebersole, Director of Collections, McWane Science Center, Birmingham
"This time period is understudied, which makes the discovery of this new shark species that much more significant," said T. Lynn Harrell Jr., a paleontologist and fossil collections curator at the Geological Survey of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
This shark was one of the ocean’s top predators after the extinction of the dinosaurs
"This time period is understudied, which makes the discovery of this new shark species that much more significant," said T. Lynn Harrell Jr., a paleontologist and fossil collections curator at the Geological Survey of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
"This time period is understudied, which makes the discovery of this new shark species that much more significant," said T. Lynn Harrell Jr., a paleontologist and fossil collections curator at the Geological Survey of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.