Why A 9-Million-Year-Old Great White Shark Ancestor Was Found In A Desert—A Biologist Explains
One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...
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Paleontologists Discover Fossil of the Oldest Known Modern Bird—but It Raises More Questions Than It Answers
As detailed in a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the researchers claim the fossil to be the oldest known ...
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Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru
LIMA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific ...
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Incredible 23ft long 9-million-year-old ancestor of great white shark with huge flesh-tearing teeth discovered in Peru
The fossil of the shark that roamed the seas millions of years ago was exceptionally well preserved, leaving experts stunned. This shark is believed to have been an ancestor of the famed great white.
Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ...
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Massive white shark's 9-million-year-old relative unearthed in Peru
A 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark has been unearthed in Peru by paleontologists. Discovered at 235 km south of Lima, in Peru’s Pisco basin, the nearly-complete ...
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9 million-year-old fossil of great white shark’s ancestor found in Peru
LIMA – Paleontologists in Peru on Jan 20 unveiled a nine million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it ...
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Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
MacFadden, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times ...