As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is simple: I’m astounded by the fact that I can walk along the beach in ...

A newly examined prehistoric shark from the age of dinosaurs provides surprising insights into the early evolution of modern sharks. It cannot be confidently assigned to any shark order that exists ...

Long before Jaws, long before Megalodon, and even long before Tyrannosaurus rex prowled the land, a colossal shark patrolled the ancient seas of what is now northern Australia. New research reveals ...

It's Shark Week, and Mammoth Cave took the unofficial holiday to announce the discovery of another new shark species. Mammoth Cave announced the discovery of the "Macadens olsoni" Thursday. The fossil ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors. Long before forests reshaped Earth’s ...

Joel Gayford receives funding from the Northcote Trust. When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large, powerful predator cruising the open ocean. Species such as the great white shark, tiger ...