The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ...

triangular teeth. ‘Sharks have been around for 420 million years,’ explains Emma Bernard, our Fossil Fish Curator. ‘In that time, there have been as many as 5,000 different species. One of the reasons ...

Emma Bernard, a curator of fossil fish at the Museum, says, 'Shark-like scales from the Late Ordovician have been found, but no teeth. If these were from sharks it would suggest that the earliest ...

Most of the shark’s skeleton was composed of cartilage, which rapidly decays and doesn’t leave behind fossils. Now, all that remains of the magnificent megalodon are teeth, vertebrae and ...

The 23ft long beast had huge flesh-tearing teeth that ripped through its prey and could grow up to the size of small boat. The fossil of the shark that roamed the seas millions of years ago was ...

Let’s face it—sharks have a bad rap. Thanks to sensationalized stories and stereotyping, sharks have become feared rather than revered. They’re labeled as dangerous, indiscriminate killers that eat ...

Shark tooth fossils in sandstone matrix, Lamna obliqua, Eocene Epoch (56 to 34 million years ago), ... [+] Morocco, (Specimen courtesy of Ron Stebler, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA), (Photo by Wild ...

such as whales and other sharks. Its serrated, blade-like teeth were ideal for such hunting, and evidence of megalodon’s predatory behavior is abundant in the fossil record. However, fossils of ...

Discover how shark teeth can become fossils. Make your own shark tooth “fossil” out of clay. Program Leader: Victoria Panuccio, SOFO Environmental Educator This program is for adults, teens ...

MYRTLE BEACH — Charles Shelton Jr. never planned on becoming an expert in shark tooth hunting. A West Virginia native, he started hunting for the tiny dark triangular fossils when he was a ...