Scientists stunned after 330-million-year-old shark teeth emerge from Ireland's ancient limestoneWildlife officers in Ireland unearthed 330-million-year-old fossilized shark teeth, predating dinosaurs. These Psephodus magnus teeth, foun...
13 May, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Not Sharks. Not T. Rex. Scientists Just Confirmed the Sharpest Teeth in All of Natural History Belonged to a Tiny Ancient Creature Most People Have Never Heard OfScientific research revealed that ancient eel-like creatures called conodonts possessed highly effective cutting structures in their teeth,...
01 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
How the ‘Cretaceous Kraken’ hunted 100 million years ago: Inside the deadly feeding style of the 62-foot giant octopusGiant octopus Cretaceous Kraken: Ancient giant octopuses, Nanaimoteuthis, with arms up to 19 meters, were apex predators in the Late Cretac...
25 Apr, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Shark Teeth Found Stuck in Ancient Whale Skulls Uncover Fierce FeedingFossilized whale skulls from Belgium reveal embedded shark teeth. These fossils are direct evidence of ancient interactions. Researchers fo...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
Scientists Find Sharks Older Than Dinosaurs Hidden in Stone for 325 Million YearsScientists have unearthed fossils of two new shark species within Mammoth Cave. These ancient creatures swam in seas that covered the regio...
31 Mar, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Not Sharks or Dinosaurs: The Tiny Ancient Creature With Earth’s Sharpest TeethTiny marine creatures called conodonts, extinct for millions of years, held the title for the sharpest teeth. These eel-like animals had mi...
09 Feb, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
66-million-year-old fossilised vomit found in DenmarkA fascinating discovery from the Cretaceous period reveals a shark — or possibly another fish — may have swallowed sea lilies, only to late...
29 Jan, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Rare megalodon 'tooth' discovered in a sudden find by teenager on a road trip, everything we knowA fossil-hunting family, recently stumbled upon a 'monster' tooth of a fossil in South Carolina, while being on a trip to Tennessee, accord...
22 Jun, 2024, 03.34 AM IST
Who are cookiecutter sharks, who attacked and sank catamaran off Australia?Cookiecutter sharks are 15-20-cm-long sharks. They glow and have sharp teeth and they look like a pencil.
08 Sep, 2023, 02.33 AM IST
Shark Week starts; here are some interesting facts about sharks that may surprise youSharks, ancient vertebrates dating back 450 million years, comprise over 500 diverse species. They possess cartilaginous skeletons, remarka...
24 Jul, 2023, 07.24 AM IST
Medicine to regrow teeth? Here’s what we know about the experimental medicine advanced to clinical trials in JapanAccording to the report, clinical trials for the medicine are scheduled to commence in Japan in July 2024. Should these trials prove succes...
16 Jul, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Atlantic Shark Institute's research team witnesses Megalodon shark-like creature on sea scan. Find out the truthAtlantic Shark Institute's research team saw a shocking image on the sea scan under their boat of what looked like an extinct megalodon sha...
07 Sep, 2022, 08.58 PM IST
Why the largest predator 'megalodons' on Earth got wiped out? The great white sharks are to be blamedWhat happened to push this beast to extinction is a topic of much debate among scientists.
03 Jul, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate historyTens of million years ago, sand tiger sharks hunted in the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, gliding over a thriving marine ecosystem on ...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
Extinction Watch: This shark doesn’t need saltwater to surviveUnlike other members of this family, the eyes of the Ganges shark are tilted dorsally, instead of laterally or ventrally, indicating that i...
07 Apr, 2020, 12.27 AM IST
New shark species with 'spaceship-shaped' teeth discoveredUnlike its gargantuan cousin the megalodon, Galagadon nordquistae is only about 12 to 18 inches long and is related to modern-day carpet sh...
22 Jan, 2019, 02.08 PM IST
- Giant prehistoric shark teeth found in Australia
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) A group of Australian researchers discovered a set of teeth that belonged to a giant prehistoric shark from about 25...
09 Aug, 2018, 10.12 AM IST