A new species of ancient shark that lived around 350 million years ago has been identified from fossilized remains found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.
Tourists stand in the rotunda area of Mammoth Cave in Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky., on Aug. 3, 2011. Kentucky’s tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to post its best year on record in 2022, generating an economic …Park officials announced the new species on Wednesday, which happened to be National Fossil Day.
Its scientific name, Strigilodus tollesonae, references the creature’s scraping teeth and Kelli Tolleson, the park guide who helped paleontologists reach specimens in hard-to-reach areas of the park’s cave system.“The whole paleo team kept it a secret from me while the draft of this report was being written … I have to admit, I cried a little bit when they told me that, so it’s just such an honor and a great surprise,” Ms.
Going by its teeth, park officials speculate it lived like a modern skate, feeding on smaller fish, snails, bivalves and worms.
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