The newest and potentially densest hotspot for great white sharks has been identified – and it turns out to be in northern Atlantic waters, off Cape Cod in
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Apr 17, 2021 12:02 AM EDT
After years of study, scientists have now given a name to a shark that lived over 300 million years ago.
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Great white shark the current apex marine predator
Godzilla Shark
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When it was first discovered in 2013 by fossils found in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico, the shark was assigned the moniker Godzilla Shark.
The name is the discovery s original nickname, inspired by the look its dragon-like jawline and fin spines resembling those of the kaiju Godzilla.
The teeth of the 300-million-year-old shark were the first indication that it could be a separate species.