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March 19, 2021 by Nathan Perisic

New shark species reveals new link between sharks and rays

A recent study discovers a new species of shark from the late Cretaceous period with ray-like qualities. Most sharks known today are streamlined predators. Modern sharks occupy marine ecosystems across the world, but there is little difference in their shape. In their new study, Vullo et al. find that this lack of variation is not […]

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: ancient sharks, new shark, rays, sharks and rays

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