Lurking below the turbulent oceans of primeval Earth once swam a menagerie of strange and monstrous creatures that scientists are just now beginning to identify and understand. One of these remarkable new discoveries is the identification of a new type of anicent Phoebodus shark that resided in the warm primordial seas of our planet some 360 million years ago. Credit: Frilled Shark - Scott Eisen/Getty ImagesPhoebodus sharks grew to about four-feet long and lived ages prior to larger, land-dwelling dinosaurs thundering onto the global scene. "The fossils are so well preserved," Frey explained to Live Science. The fossils were very well preserved because they were sitting in low-oxygen conditions, where decomposing organisms couldn't pick them apart."

Source: The North Africa Journal October 11, 2019 20:15 UTC