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 ...
There are at least eight different species of hammerhead shark, and while fossil teeth evidence suggests that their ancestors may have existed 45 million years ago, molecular data points to a much ...
The museum contains teeth from at least eight different shark species, providing a treasure trove of information. A team of researchers compared the excavated teeth to modern shark teeth from the ...