Cretoxyrhina mantelli (Ginsu Shark) and a floating colony of Uintacrinus cruising near the bottom of the Western Interior Seaway. #Shark, #Paleoart

Did you know? In ancient times, long before Linnaeus' taxonomy, sharks were called "canis marinus" (sea dogs). This name appears in texts from Roman and medieval times, including those of Pliny the Elder, who described various sea creatures in his Natural History.

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