Early Species of Megalodon found in Shark Graveyard
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Scientists recently discovered a graveyard of 750 different species of sharks off the coast of the mainland. The most notable species found in the graveyard was the extinct Megalodon. This discovery is unprecedented and has been a source of fascination for marine biologists. The sharks were found in an area near Cocos (Keeling) Island Marine Park.
The fossils were gathered on the last deep trawl of the area. Museums Victoria Research Institute senior collections officer Dianne Bray, who was onboard, said “When we put these nets down hoping to get animals, we are surveying biodiversity. So initially we thought it was just full of sediment and manganese nodules. Then we started going through it and one of my colleagues spent at least an hour just going through it picking shark teeth. It was amazing, it really was!”
Of the southwest coast of Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Marine Park. Scientists discovered a graveyard of 750 different species of sharks. The most notable species identified was a precursor to infamous Megalodon of the Pliocene Epoch.
“The teeth look to come from modern sharks, such as mako and white sharks, but also from…
