Paleontologists Identify New Species of Carboniferous-Period Shark

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of obruchevodid petalodont (petal-toothed) shark from multiple teeth unearthed at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the United States. The post Paleontologists Identify New Species of Carboniferous-Period Shark appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Mar 17, 2025 - 13:45
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Paleontologists Identify New Species of Carboniferous-Period Shark
Tentative reconstruction of Clavusodens mcginnisi (modeled after Netsepoye) feeding on phyllocarid crustaceans on the sea floor of a crinoidal forest from the Joppa Member of the Ste. Genevieve Formation, with the ctenacanth Glikmanius careforum swimming overhead. Image credit: Benji Paysnoe / NPS Illustration.

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of obruchevodid petalodont (petal-toothed) shark from multiple teeth unearthed at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, the United States.

The post Paleontologists Identify New Species of Carboniferous-Period Shark appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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