‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale Sharks Get a Lifeline amid Extinction Threat The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday updated its regulation ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these creatures have continued to evade discovery by humans. One such intriguing ...

The frilled shark, also called the lizard shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), is one of the ocean’s most ancient species. Its appearance and primitive features have barely changed since the Cretaceous ...

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 ...

Some animals have been around since the time of the dinosaurs—and they’re still thriving today! Known as “living fossils,” these creatures have barely changed over millions of years and continue to ...

(CNN) — Paleobiologist Dr. Kenshu Shimada has been fascinated by fossil sharks, including the giant Otodus megalodon, since childhood — he found his first megalodon tooth at 13 years old. So when he ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Our study was one of the first to date Florida coastal deposits using fossil shark ...