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March 14, 2019 by Sharkophile Staff

Cartilage skeletons an evolutionary adaptation for sharks

Sharks are one of the oldest and least changed of all the living back-boned jawed creatures. But because their skeletons are made of cartilage much of their early fossil record is poor. Cartilage is a rubbery tissue that forms the framework for bones to ossify (harden) upon. It’s why babies have rubbery legs when they […]

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