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Mysterious deep-sea shark that's older than the dinosaurs captured on film
FoxNews.com/science ^
| July 9, 2019
| Chris Ciaccia | Fox News
Posted on 07/08/2019 10:28:26 PM PDT by ETL
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:28:26 PM PDT
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ETL
Speaking of prehistoric sharks, an old lady from down the block found what appears to be a fossilized tooth of some ancient shark species. But I doubt very much that it's the same species as the one in this article.
Anyway, she was so nice that she brought it over and we spent the entire night talking about prehistoric sharks and their evolutionary histories. I took the following photo of her with the tooth first thing in the morning. Poor woman is so frail she could barely lift the thing.
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:28:43 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Grandpa?
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:39:13 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:44:11 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?''.)
To: ETL
Living that deep the shark must be under a lot of pressure to find food.
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:47:04 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: ETL
Your neighbor has a robust appearance.
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:47:44 PM PDT
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Rebelbase
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posted on
07/08/2019 10:51:43 PM PDT
by
ETL
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hamanahamanahamanahamana...
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posted on
07/08/2019 11:07:10 PM PDT
by
dp0622
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To: ETL
That is a tooth from a Megladon Charcadon Shark. Probably collected on the Maryland shores. I have one. Unfortunately I do not have the “frail old lady” holding the tooth.
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posted on
07/08/2019 11:13:24 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
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To: ETL
I’ve been studying that pic very closely for a while but I haven’t seen a shark’s tooth yet. Are you sure there is one?
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posted on
07/08/2019 11:36:33 PM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: cpdiii
That is a tooth from a Megladon Charcadon Shark. Probably collected on the Maryland shores. I have one. Unfortunately I do not have the frail old lady holding the tooth.Thanks. I figured that's what it was.
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07/08/2019 11:39:47 PM PDT
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ETL
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"...the data obtained after surface tagging of a six gill is believed to be skewed, as the shark does not return to its natural behaviors for some time after the tagging...." Re-read that little article. I don't know that that assumption can be made. Its a pretty good rule of thumb that if an animal is found to be in an area where it doesn't normally belong and its acting in a manner that is unusual then there are problems in the environment back "home", they have a special purpose for their travel, or the animal is sick. Im not claiming to know why this shark was doing this but more likely than not there is a problem with the food supply, its engaging in some sort of mating/mate finding behavior, or its dying from something. I seriously doubt that the tagging has much to do with anything related to its subsequent behavior.
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posted on
07/08/2019 11:49:03 PM PDT
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gnarledmaw
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To: pepsi_junkie
Ive been studying that pic very closely for a while but I havent seen a sharks tooth...Are you sure there is one?Yes, of course there is! Are you blind??
:)
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07/08/2019 11:50:31 PM PDT
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ETL
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posted on
07/08/2019 11:53:05 PM PDT
by
21twelve
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To: gnarledmaw
I concur. The sentence isn't clear - but I think they did mean the possible erratic behavior is due to them being at the surface in the first place (which is erratic to begin with) - and not the actual tagging.
I'm guessing they have experience with other sharks and would know if/how tagging affects sharks in general.
“Oh look! Shiny jewelry!! I'm going to leave the reef and swim all over so EVERYONE can see it!”
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posted on
07/09/2019 12:00:45 AM PDT
by
21twelve
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To: cpdiii
Unfortunately I do not have the frail old lady holding the tooth.Yeah, she's a sweet old gal. Last night, after a slow walk around the block and a bowl of soup with unsalted crackers at the local diner, I took her to the big bingo tournament!
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07/09/2019 12:01:32 AM PDT
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ETL
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posted on
07/09/2019 12:11:42 AM PDT
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Yaelle
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posted on
07/09/2019 12:30:48 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: Yaelle
And who saw it 200 million years ago?
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posted on
07/09/2019 12:41:11 AM PDT
by
taxesareforever
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To: taxesareforever; Yaelle
Re: "Barney" the Dinosaur cartoons on TV
And who saw it 200 million years ago?
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07/09/2019 1:03:46 AM PDT
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ETL
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