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, ...

When Charleston resident Grant Martin found his first shark tooth on a Hilton Head Island beach when he was a kid, he thought ...

Fossils of an ancient shark species have been discovered in a Kentucky cave, officials announced during Shark Week. The Discovery Channel isn’t the only one educating shark lovers this week. Mammoth ...

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.

The fossil was found in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, which dates to approximately 335 to 340 million years ago. It was discovered by a combined team of scientists from the National Park Service ...

PLATE 1. Figures 1–4: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (DGCUSB/BB-115,112), upper antero-lateral, Figures 5–6: Carcharhinus brevipinna (DGCUSB/BB-136), upper tooth, Figures 7–10: Carcharhinus perezi ...

Peruvian paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled the 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric porpoise found near the country's Pacific coast. Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth ...

A woman discovered a rare shark tooth in Florida, offering a glimpse into prehistoric times. Nichole Mercuri, 26, was walking along a Florida beach when she says she spotted a giant tooth that once ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s Shark Week, and News 2 is talking with shark advocates and experts from the Lowcountry. Today, we hear from Ashby Gale, the chief paleontologist at Charleston Fossil ...

About 340 million years ago, a tiny shark swam in the waters of the world’s longest cave system in Kentucky, its unusual mouth curved in a way that will ultimately end up defining its future legacy.

What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than fossil hunting. Ashley and I decided to skip the usual plans and head out to a Florida creek in search of fossils. The trip was short but surprisingly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta says it will ...