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 ...

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 ...

Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world, with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day.So ...

(WJAR) — There have been some lucky finds on Narragansett Town Beach in the last few months. The Atlantic Shark Institute says it has gotten two reports of fossilized shark teeth found along the town ...

A team of paleontologists identified a new species of extinct shark from Morocco’s phosphate mines. It is called Pseudocorax ...

Another new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park.According to a post from the park, an ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species while ...

The 3-inch long teeth are on display at the Melbourne Museum. No, this isn't a publicity stunt for the new movie "Meg." A teacher and fossil enthusiast found a giant set of prehistoric shark teeth ...

The fossil shark Ptychodus was first identified 190 years ago, but in the intervening centuries of paleontological inquiry, a comprehensive look at the ancient fish has been hard to come by. Until now ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Our study was one of the first to date Florida coastal deposits using fossil shark ...