Acrodus
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Acrodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Triassic
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The species Acrodus anningiae was named in honor of pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning
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The prehistoric shark was related to the Bull shark that we see today.
Triassic
The Triassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about 250 to 200 Mya . As the first period of the Mesozoic Era, the Triassic follows the Permian and is followed by the Jurassic. Both the start and end of the Triassic are marked by major extinction events...
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The species Acrodus anningiae was named in honor of pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning
Mary Anning
Mary Anning was a British fossil collector, dealer and palaeontologist who became known around the world for a number of important finds she made in the Jurassic age marine fossil beds at Lyme Regis where she lived...
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Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 199)
The prehistoric shark was related to the Bull shark that we see today.