As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of prehistoric life. Recent discoveries of shark fossils in deep-sea environments, ...

Fossils of an ancient shark species have been discovered in a Kentucky cave, officials announced during Shark Week. The Discovery Channel isn’t the only one educating shark lovers this week. Mammoth ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors.

Fossil remains have led to claims of a prehistoric shark capable of rivaling or surpassing modern great whites. Much of this ...

PLATE 1. Figures 1–4: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (DGCUSB/BB-115,112), upper antero-lateral, Figures 5–6: Carcharhinus brevipinna (DGCUSB/BB-136), upper tooth, Figures 7–10: Carcharhinus perezi ...

Paleontologists discovered two new species of ancient sharks and put together research using the sharks' fossilized teeth and even a set of gills found in the depths of Mammoth Cave National Park, ...

A woman discovered a rare shark tooth in Florida, offering a glimpse into prehistoric times. Nichole Mercuri, 26, was walking along a Florida beach when she says she spotted a giant tooth that once ...

About 340 million years ago, a tiny shark swam in the waters of the world’s longest cave system in Kentucky, its unusual mouth curved in a way that will ultimately end up defining its future legacy.

Mammoth Cave National Park’s rich history of paleontological finds has now expanded with the discovery of a new species of ancient shark. The shark, named Macadens olsoni, is known for its unique ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s Shark Week, and News 2 is talking with shark advocates and experts from the Lowcountry. Today, we hear from Ashby Gale, the chief paleontologist at Charleston Fossil ...

When Charleston resident Grant Martin found his first shark tooth on a Hilton Head Island beach when he was a kid, he thought ...