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24 million-year-old nursery for baby megasharks discovered in South Carolina – Live Science
These sharks belong to the same lineage as megalodon.
About 24 million years ago, baby shark ancestors of the giant beast called megalodon
needed a place to grow big before heading into the open ocean, so they swam around a coastal spot replete with easy-to-catch prey a nursery in what is now South Carolina, according to new research.
Until now, scientists knew of just two fossil shark nurseries: a 10 million-year-old megalodon nursery
in Panama and a 5 million-year great white shark nursery
in Chile. In addition to being the third such nurs…
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