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Plesiosaur a victim of shark attack

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An 85 million-year-old plesiosaur fossil has been found with over 80 shark's teeth, suggesting the animal was the victim of sharks in a feeding frenzy. The find is perhaps the most spectacular example of ...


A misplaced dinosaur tooth may have been cannibalism

A misplaced dinosaur tooth may have been cannibalism

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- You don't have to be a paleontologist to suppose that way back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth chances were good meat eaters would dined on one of their own. Short of a time-machine trip back ...


Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter (AP)

Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight.


Preserved shark fossil adds evidence to great white's origins

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new University of Florida study could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve?


Rare blue whale found dead on New Zealand beach

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The carcass of a rare blue whale washed ashore in southern New Zealand after it apparently died of old age, a marine expert said Thursday.


Great white sharks tagged for first time off Mass. (AP)

Great white sharks tagged for first time off Mass.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Massachusetts officials are using high-tech tags to track the movements of two great white sharks near Cape Cod - the first time the fearsome fish have ever been tagged in the Atlantic Ocean.


3 more great white sharks tagged off Mass. coast

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A total of five great white sharks have now been electronically tagged off Cape Cod, allowing experts to track their movements and learn more about their migratory habits.


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Greenland shark may become new source of biofuel

Technology / Energy

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits.


Great white's mighty bite revealed

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created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7

The bite force of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the highest known for any living species, according to new research to be published in the Journal of Zoology. This is the first time that scientists have e ...