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Sharks Nearly Went Extinct 19 Million Years Ago From Mystery Event

June 3, 2021June 4, 2021Katherine KorneiComments Off on Sharks Nearly Went Extinct 19 Million Years Ago From Mystery Event
Analysis of the fossil record shows a mysterious mass extinction that decimated the diversity of sharks in the world’s oceans, and they’ve never fully recovered.
Tagged Endangered and Extinct Species, Fossils, Oceans and Seas, Paleontology, Research, Science (Journal), Sharks, your-feed-science
Katherine Kornei
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world?emc=rss&partner=rss

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