Webb14 okt. 2024 · MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (WDRB) -- It may sound unbelievable at first, but scientists have found evidence of sharks in Kentucky. However, these sharks roamed … Webb16 feb. 2024 · This was far from the first evidence of sharks in this cave system. The Mammoth Cave National Park Fossil Shark Research Project had already discovered over 100 individual shark specimens here.

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Webb15 okt. 2024 · A team of scientists at Mammoth Cave National Park has discovered a "trove of fossil treasures" consisting of at least 40 different species of sharks and their … Webb20 feb. 2024 · HUGE shark fossils have been discovered hundreds of miles away from the ocean in the Mammoth Cave National Park. The Kentucky state park, more than 700 … outside light bulb security

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Webb30 jan. 2024 · Paleontologists are amazed at the discovery of a 330-million-year-old shark head in a the wall of a Kentucky cave. The discovery was initially made last year by cave specialists Rick Olson and Rick Toomey, who came across the surprising fossil while exploring and mapping the Mammoth Cave system in Mammoth Cave National Park. Webb15 okt. 2024 · The fossil shark specialist, JP Hodnett, and park staff quickly discovered and identified many different species of primitive sharks from specimens in the rocks lining the cave passages in Mammoth Cave. “I am absolutely amazed at the diversity of sharks we see while exploring the passages that make up Mammoth Cave,” Hodnett said. Webb24 okt. 2024 · Mammoth Cave is home to a rich diversity of primitive sharks. The abundance and variety of these fossils shows just how diverse this ecosystem once was – with sharks representing just one small part of it. This discovery confirms what many visitors suspected – that there are indeed sharks in Mammoth Cave. outside ligament of ankle