MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A new species of ancient shark was recently discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park. Fossilized teeth of the “McGinnis Nail Tooth,” nicknamed the “Chipmunk Shark” due to ...

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A rendering of Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” an ancient shark that stalked the ocean floor 340 million years ago. Rendering courtesy of the National Park Service A shark no larger ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

A tiny shark species dating back hundreds of millions of years has been identified at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the National Park Service announced Monday. The identification was made ...

Another new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park.According to a post from the park, an ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species while ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

It’s no secret that human impacts on our planet are having widely detrimental impacts, on everything from our atmosphere to our jungles, our land to our sea, with countless species that once walked ...

Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.

Christine Wusylko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Pavlo Antonenko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Most kids have a natural ...