"It was larger than a great white, but the teeth are more like a mako shark's teeth. Makos feed on things like large fish and squid, occasionally sharks and marine mammals. It probably had a ...

Fossil teeth also help us to understand shark evolution. For example, we know that the extinct giant mako shark, Isurus hastalis, is the ancestor of today’s great white shark. The fossil record ...

Their only trace in the fossil record is their teeth and vertebrae ... Therefore, a better model might be the modern mako shark.' However, this isn't just a matter of finding out what the ...

Shark sightings aren’t out of the ordinary in South Florida, but a 10-foot shark spotted off the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The 10-12 foot sea creature was discovered in brackish North Lake in Hollywood, Fla., earlier this week and a number of residents showed their concern as it was obvious the mako was disoriented as it ...

The researchers analysed the carbon-13 and oxygen-18 isotopes in a mineral in the megalodon’s fossil teeth called apatite ... The megalodon, great white shark and mako shark are not the only ...

A 10-to-12-foot mako shark, one of the fastest fish in the world, was spotted in North Lake in Hollywood, surprising residents and raising concerns about its health.