Still Waters Posted August 5, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Archaeologists in Arizona have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric shark, with horns on its head and razor-sharp teeth. The shark has been named in Latin as Diablodontus michaeledmundi - or "Devil Tooth". It represents a new extinct genus and species. Living about 260 million years ago, the shark survived the Permian-Triassic extinction event - a point in history 252 million years ago known as "The Great Dying," where 96 per cent of life was wiped out. http://www.telegraph...in-Arizona.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannin Posted August 5, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2013 i wouldnt want to be alone with one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 6, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) Unless a proven man-eater/attacker, I wouldn't mind, as I have already swum with sharks, as many other people have too, without knowing it. We caught many common close-to-shore sharks (as well as huge stingray) right off the coasts of Georgia (Tybee Island) and the Carolina's (not far from Myrtle Beach) where people swim. No Bull, Hammerhead, Great White, or Tigers though. These were probably mostly juveniles, up to near 4-feet in length with razor sharp teeth and sandpaper sharp skin. They rarely bother anyone though. "While there have been no shark-related deaths in Georgia -- and only nine recorded bites between 1670 and 2000 -- some beachgoers are still wary." http://savannahnow.c...calsharks.shtml Edited August 6, 2013 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 6, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I always get excited when I see these stories, but it always ends up a disappointment, because they're always Fossils that are millions of years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 6, 2013 #5 Share Posted August 6, 2013 "While there have been no shark-related deaths in Georgia -- and only nine recorded bites between 1670 and 2000 -- some beachgoers are still wary." http://savannahnow.c...calsharks.shtml But how many shark related deaths have there been in Arizona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 6, 2013 But how many shark related deaths have there been in Arizona? I was replying to kannin's comment on not wanting be alone with this shark. An obvious time-line impossibility as well. He went there and so, so did I. LIkewise, it's possible this shark isn't so different from modern day ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted August 6, 2013 #7 Share Posted August 6, 2013 i just hope some SyFy execs read this story, too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJPhantom Posted August 6, 2013 #8 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Sorry if I'm a little slow, but can someone tell me how they can tell all this by just a few teeth? http://paleodb.org/?...ction_no=132087 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L4r4k0 Posted August 6, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Yep..how in the hell they can say it's over 200 million years old. I don't buy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
village_idiot Posted August 6, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 6, 2013 The body of the shark reminds me of that of a a Port Jackson shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 6, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Yep..how in the hell they can say it's over 200 million years old. I don't buy it I've never been convinced by all this fossil business, to be honest. How do we know they're not just making it all up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artaxerxes Posted August 7, 2013 #12 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Fed on sea mammals? 260 million years ago? I don't think so! Who edits these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Terreur Posted August 7, 2013 #13 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Fed on sea mammals? 260 million years ago? I don't think so! Who edits these things? uuh, where'd you get THAT From? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted August 7, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I do like the slightly surprised look on its face in the artists' expression, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibGeek Posted August 10, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Some additional information http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/prehistoric-devil-tooth-shark-found-in-arizona-130804.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry- Posted August 27, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 27, 2013 When i read the title and sub title, "devil shark" and "devil like horns", that sketch is not what i imagined.. disappointed.. god i got a wide imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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