On August 26, it was reported that the Chinese research team discovered a prehistoric giant shark about 290 million years ago in the latest study on fossils of the Qianlimestone formation of the Permian in Yangquan, Shanxi. discover.

This major discovery and research in the field of paleontology provides important fossil evidence for the migration of the valvulartooth shark across the Paleo-Tethys Ocean, indicating that the valvulartooth shark already has the ability to migrate across the ocean, and is the top grazing ability in the ancient ocean. Eaters.

The picture shows the tooth fossils of the tooth shark in Yangquan, Shanxi, 290 million years ago.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sun Zifa


Release time: 2021-08-27 07:44:05 【Editor: Zhai Lu】