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Fossil of Large Jurassic Coelacanth Found in England

Fossil of Large Jurassic Coelacanth Found in England
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'New Species' of Armored Shark Identified from 150 Million-Year-Old Fossil

The fossil of an armored shark found on the World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, England is of a "news species," scientists named it Durnonovariaodus maiseyi. The extremely rare ....

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New ancient shark discovered

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IMAGE: Teeth of the new hybodontiform shark Durnonovariaodus maiseyi from the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation of England
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This rare fossil find comes from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation in England, a series of sedimentary rocks that was formed in a shallow, tropical-subtropical sea during the Upper Jurassic, about 150 million years ago. The fossil shark skeleton was found more than 20 years ago on the southern coast of England and is now held in the Etches Collection. Additional fossil shark specimens from it will be investigated in the years to come.
Due to their life-long tooth replacement shark teeth are among the most common vertebrate finds encountered in the fossil record. The low preservation potential of their poorly mineralized cartilaginous skeletons, on the other hand, prevents fossilization of completely preserved specimens in most cases. ....

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