About 5 kilometers below the surface of the water, scientists have discovered a gigantic “graveyard” of sharks near the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. Among the revelations, the variety of sharks – represented only by the teeth left on the seabed – has left scientists stunned… but not only!
In total they were more than 750 teeth found of shark. Since the bodies of these creatures are mostly made of cartilage, only their “fangs” stand the test of time and are preserved for a long time (as evidenced by megalodon fossils).
“The teeth appear to come from modern sharks, such as mako and great white sharks, as well as ancient sharks, including the ancestor of the giant megalodon“said Glenn Moore, curator of fish at the Western Australian Museum. Particularly this ancient specimen found”it evolved from megalodon, which was the largest of all sharks but became extinct about 3.5 million years ago.“
This is not even the most exciting news – during the search it would appear to have been even found a new species of these fish. “Early in the trip, we found a small striped horn shark‘, says specialist Will White of the Australian National Fish Collection. ‘This species is unique to Australia, but has not yet been described and named. The specimen we collected will be incredibly important to science because we will use it to describe the species.“
You will be able to observe the unpublished creature in an image present at the bottom of the news, but by the way: how many teeth do sharks have? Their number will leave you speechless.
