The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ancient times, according to our newly published work. As paleontologists ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. "These fossils are not in their original setting, so they have ...

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, ...

A Lebanon County boy discovered a fossilized shark tooth from an extinct species while on a recent vacation with his family. The discovery not only gave 8-year-old Riley Gracely a keepsake that will ...

AND SHED IT SHARES HIS FIND. THIS MAY GO RIGHTLY. GRACE LEE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE COLLECTED OF SHARK TEETH DURING THEIR ANNUAL VISIT TO PALMETTO FOSSIL EXCURSIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. AND WHILE HIS FAMILY ...

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks − especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the appeal of this charismatic apex predator to teach how scientists use ...

Marine researchers discovered a new hornshark species and deep-sea “shark graveyard” with fossilized teeth near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Photo from CSIRO —Marine researchers discovered a “shark ...

An outdoorsy eight-year-old found a fossilized shark tooth from a long-extinct species while he was on a family vacation in South Carolina earlier this month of August 2022. Young Riley Gracely of ...

—Marine researchers discovered a “shark graveyard” and a new shark species while exploring the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Australia. Scientists aboard the Investigator research vessel used ...