JURASSIC SHARK: Ray Of Light On Jaws' 150-Million-Year-Old Ancestor

Image shows the fossil of the Late Jurassic shark Protospinax annectans, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the species was very developed. Note: Licensed content. (Sebastian Stumpf/Newsflash) Image shows the fossil of the Late Jurassic shark Protospinax annectans, undated photo. Researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, found out that the species was very developed. Note: Licensed content. (Sebastian Stumpf/Newsflash)
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01 March 2023
Evolutionary biologists have apparently solved the mystery of the missing link between modern-day sharks and rays. A new study of fossils dating back 150 million years of a Jurassic fish called Protospinax annectans has been carried out by scientists at Austria's University of Vienna. The 1...