Ancient Mega-Shark Discovery
Update: 2025-12-13
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Unveiling the Ancient Giant: A Monstrous Sharks Tale - Scientists discover the earliest known mega-predator in the modern shark family, a colossal creature roaming the waters off northern Australia 115 million years ago. This discovery pushes back the timeline for enormous sharks by 15 million years, revealing their size and dominance much earlier than previously thought. The findings come from studying huge vertebrae found near Darwin, which were overlooked until now. Researchers used various methods to estimate the size of this ancient predator, concluding it would have looked very much like a modern, gigantic shark. This study suggests that modern sharks quickly rose to the top of the food chain very early in their evolution, offering insights into todays species reactions to environmental changes.
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