Ancient Angel Shark
© 1999 Carnegie Museum of Natural History
| Squatina
alifera Ancient Angel Shark |
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| Fossil Size: 3 feet long | |
| Diet: Carnivore | |
| Habitat: Aquatic | |
| When: 163 Million Years Ago (this type of fish still exists!) | |
| Skeletal Features: This shark was a bottom-dweller, with a flat body and large side fins. Its eyes were on the top of its head, and it had round, flat teeth for crushing shelled animals. A modern form of the angel shark is very common in today's seas! | |
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© 1999 Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
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