New Ancient Shark Species Discovered In Kentucky Cave
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.
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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.
Scientists discovered fossils of an ancient shark species that looked like stingrays in the largest cave system on Earth. Read more here.
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.
The previously unknown shark, which lived more than 300 million years ago, was identified from fossilized teeth found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.
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.