Deep within Mammoth Cave, the world’s longest cave system, paleontologists have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen ...

Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about ...

Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science.

A shark no larger than a human hand that stalked the ancient sea floor 340 million years ago has been dubbed the “chipmunk ...

Clavusodens mcginnisi, or McGinnis's nail-tooth, was found fossilized in Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave system. The fossilized teeth were discovered in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, a layer of ...

An ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, while collecting ...

In fact, it was the shape of their back teeth that lent themselves to the shark’s name: Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth.” “McGinnis” was included in honor of David McGinnis, a retired ...

The US National Park Service announced the identification of a new species of ancient shark, Clavusodens mcginnisi, discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park. The species name honors David McGinnis ...

It was identified from a collection of small fossilized teeth found within the Ste. Genevieve Formation, a layer of limestone ...