Fossils have a way of captivating everyone, no matter their profession or the species unearthed, but there’s something about Megalodon that grips the imagination like no other. Fossilized shark teeth ...

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. Our study was one of ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day.

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 ...

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, ...

Shark teeth are often considered the most common vertebrate fossils in the world, and for good reason. Each individual shark has rows upon rows of chompers that fall out and get replaced in conveyor ...

(CNN) — During the Cretaceous Period, a genus of sharks roamed the sea with rows of unusual teeth. Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and ...

Nearly 25 years ago on an island off the Savannah River, Stewart Yarborough struck a fossil fanatic’s proverbial gold. A good friend had asked the Daufuskie native to go bottle-hunting – digging up ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a colossal shark that lived off northern Australia about 115 million years ago, ...

Standing tall with her eyes cast to the sand, Candra Workman can spot a shark tooth smaller than a dime in under a minute. She draws a circle around it using her index finger. Crouching down, focusing ...