Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Oct 14, 2023

#NewSpecies of Ancient #Shark Identified Through #Fossil Research at Mammoth Cave National Park https://www.nps.gov/maca/learn/news/new-species-of-ancient-shark-identified-through-fossil-research-at-mammoth-cave-national-park.htm

Janassid #petalodonts from the middle #Mississippian Ste. Genevieve Formation, #MammothCave National Park, #Kentucky, USA https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2023.2231955

"#Strigilodus tollesonae may have lived like a modern skate, feeding on #snails, #bivalves, soft bodied #worms, and smaller #fish."

New Species of Ancient Shark Identified Through Fossil Research at Mammoth Cave National Park - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

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