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Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean.

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An almost complete skeleton of a Cretaceous shark has been uncovered in Mexico. The find sheds light on what the prehistoric relative of the great white looked like.

Megalodon, the ancient shark often depicted as a super-sized great white, was in fact a rather different beast, according to a new analysis of fossil evidence.

A Shark Ancestor’s Skeleton Was Made Of Bone, Not Cartilage. Megalodons and other ancient sharks evolved from a sightless, finless, boneless fish. ©racksuz/Shutterstock.com.

An almost complete skeleton of a Cretaceous shark has been uncovered in Mexico. The find sheds light on what the prehistoric relative of the great white looked like.