The fossilized remains belong to Cosmopolitodus hastalis – an extinct mackerel shark closely related to the modern great ...

The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.

Peruvian paleontologists have revealed a 9-million-year-old fossil belonging to an ancestor of the great white shark. Discovered in the Pisco basin, the nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil ...

This find sheds light on the evolution of ancient ocean ecosystems and the key role of these sea giants. Image DD News/X The Pisco Basin in Peru is a renowned paleontological site, known for its ...

Peruvian paleontologists have revealed a 9-million-year-old fossil of Cosmopolitodus Hastalis, a precursor to the great white shark. Found in Peru's Pisco basin, the exceptional fossil includes a ...

Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once ...

AN INCREDIBLE nine million year old ancestor of the great white shark has been discovered in Peru. The 23ft long beast had ...

The nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil was found some 235 km (146 miles) south of Lima in Peru's Pisco basin, a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species.

Palaeontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once ...