‘Shell crusher’ shark swam Cretaceous Kansas

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 14:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Paleontologists have just identified the remains of a gigantic, 88.7-million-year-old shark nicknamed the "shell crusher." The Cretaceous species could pulverize large, shelled animals with its 1,000 teeth, suggests a new study. Shark - Cretaceous - Species - Fish - Animal

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