For comparison, the great white shark could grow teeth up to 2.9inches long ... 146 miles south of Lima in Peru's Pisco basin ...

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

south of Lima in Peru's Pisco basin, a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species. The shark is believed to be an ancestor of the great white shark. It is now extinct, ...

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 ...

A 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark has been unearthed in Peru by paleontologists.Discovered ...

Peru surprised the scientific world by ... sharp-toothed jaw in one container and the spinal cord and teeth in others. “The shark's remains showed exceptional fossilization,” said César ...

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 ...

AN INCREDIBLE nine million year old ancestor of the great white shark has been discovered in Peru. The 23ft long beast had huge flesh-tearing teeth that ripped through its prey and could grow up ...

LIMA – Paleontologists in Peru on Jan 20 unveiled a nine ... believed to be an ancestor of the great white shark. It is now extinct, but its teeth once spanned up to 8.9cm in length, while ...

Great White Shark's 9-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Found in Peru LIMA (Reuters ... It is now extinct, but its teeth once spanned up to 8.9 cm (3.5 inches) in length, while adults could grow to ...