New species of prehistoric shark discovered
A new type of prehistoric shark has been identified in the land-locked Czech Republic.
Scientists say the fossilised dorsal fin belonged to a 2.5 metre-long shark which lived 300 million years ago.
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Scientists say the fossilised dorsal fin belonged to a 2.5 metre-long shark which lived 300 million years ago.
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