A three-quarter view of a micro-CT scanned vertebral column segment and a single micro-CT scanned vertebra of a common thresher shark. In the thresher column, the frontmost vertebra is a transverse ...
Deep below sunlight, a rarely seen frilled shark reveals ancient anatomy, slow reproduction, and mysterious habits, offering ...
The thresher shark, a marvel of natural engineering, utilizes its exceptionally long tail as a powerful weapon, stunning prey with rapid, whip-like strikes. This unique adaptation, enabled by ...
Pelagic thresher sharks, charcoal-eyed predators that patrol the world’s oceans, use their massive, scythe-like tails to slap schools of sardines, according to a new study published Wednesday in PLOS ...
The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...
A newly described fossil from northern Australia reveals an 8 meter mega-shark that hunted in the age of dinosaurs, long before the famous Megalodon ever evolved. By pushing the origin of giant ...