Scientists have identified the remains of 15 to 20 different species of sharks deep in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, including part of the head of a great white-sized monster that's partially protruding from a wall, a paleontologist tells CNN
is a long way from the ocean, but newly discovered fossils suggest the area was once teeming with sharks.
Mammoth Cave scientists Rick Olson and Rick Toomey were mapping a remote part of the cave when they started seeing shark fossils, according to Vincent Santucci, senior paleontologist with the National Park Service. When the scientist visited the cave in November, he realized he was looking at something much bigger.
By studying its teeth, Hodnett was able to determine that the fossil was part of a species called Saivodus striatus that was about the size ofHe said they don't know how much of the shark is still entombed in the rock. "It's gonna be very hard to bring the appropriate equipment in there to to properly excavate the specimen out of the cave," he said.
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