Things can get pretty spooky under the sea, and the bizarre cartilaginous skeleton of a shark is no exception. Scientists Sebastien Enault and Camille Auclair of Kraniata have put together a ...

Our understanding of shark evolution may need to be rethought following the discovery of a 410-million-year-old ancestor of this group of fish. Sharks are cartilaginous fish, meaning their skeletons ...

The complete fossilized skeleton of a shark that existed 370 million years ago has been discovered for the first time, a find researchers say is "unprecedented." Known as Phoebodus, the fossilized ...

Sharks have been evolving for more than 450 million years, developing skeletons not from bone, but from a tough, mineralized form of cartilage. These creatures are more than just fast swimmers—they're ...

A 410-million-year-old fossil of an armored fish has completely changed the history of sharks, according to a newly published study. The fish, known as Minjinia turgenensis, had a skeleton made of ...

The latest art installation titled "Bleed Teal" depicts an anatomically-enhanced shark separated from its skeleton. It also illustrates its stomach with a few choice snacks like a California license ...

Using synchrotron X-ray nanotomography with detailed 3D imaging and in-situ mechanical testing, researchers are peering inside shark skeletons at the nanoscale, revealing a microscopic 'sharkitecture' ...