We describe a new genus and species of extinct ground shark, Diprosopovenator hilperti, gen. et sp. nov. (Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes), based on a single incomplete skeleton with dentition recovered from basinal marine late Cenomanian (Metoicoceras geslinianum ammonite zone) organic-rich...
It belongs to the order Carcharhiniformes along with 270 other species of sharks including the Blacktip Reef Shark, Bull Shark, and Gray Reef Shark among many others. However, this species is the only member of the genus, Galeocerdo. Species A tiger shark swims over the reef. Sharks have ...
The Isurus genus (Rafinesque, 1810) Types of Mako Sharks There are two living species of mako sharks today. The Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) and the less common Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus). Both Makos are very similar, but the Long-fin Mako has a slimmer body and larger fins. ...
The new shark fossil, which is about 150 million years old, is assigned to a previously unknown genus and species of hybodontiform sharks named Durnonovariaodus maiseyi. This extremely rare fossil find was made almost 20 years ago on the southern coast of England and is now held and curate...
Found at 2770m to 3575m in the Arctic's Jøtul Vent Field, east of Greenland, this is the second species recorded for this genus, with the first one cited in the Norwegian Sea at 1100 m back in 1881. This deep-sea sea star plays a crucial role in nutrient recycling in one of ...
The species name Cuvier is named after the naturalist who described the shark. Taxonomy:Tiger sharks are in the Carcharhiniformes order, and belong to the Carcharhinidae family. Order:CarcharhiniformesFamily:Carcharhinidae (Requiem Sharks)Genus:GaleocerdoSpecies:Cuvier. ...
Even so, the species had never been found in the area previously and has never been seen there again. So as usual, the shark manages to keep its secrets.2 10. The goblin shark diet sometimes includes manmade items Sadly, there has been evidence of Goblin Sharks eating garbage that is fo...
These diminutive survivors of prehistory have been assigned to the genus Elegestolepis, but we have no clues about what the rest of the shark might have looked like. Shark-like scales of similar age are also known from what is now Mongolia, and have been assigned to the genera Mongolepis ...
The largest species of fish in the world! Continue Reading after the facts...AdvertisementWhale Shark Scientific Classification Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Order Orectolobiformes Family Rhincodontidae Genus Rhincodon Scientific Name Rhincodon Typus Read our Complete Guide to ...
carcharias, Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus, and Salmon Shark Lamna ditropis being the most common species throughout the region, while the monotypic families Cetorhinidae, Megachasmidae, and Mitsukurinidae, each represented by a single genus and species (see Table 4), are uncommon to ...