In 2013, paleontologist John-Paul Hodnett stumbled upon a 300-million-year-old fossil near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The fossil revealed a complete skeleton of a 6.7-foot-long shark with powerful jaws ...

The findings were published in a bulletin for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The “Godzilla” shark has been named Dracopristis hoffmanorum, or Hoffman’s Dragon Shark. The shark ...

The monster-like shark was first discovered in 2013. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 300 million-year-old shark relative, ...

In this undated photo provided by John-Paul Hodnett are a row of teeth on the lower jaw of a 300-million-year-old shark species named this week following a nearly complete skeleton of the species in ...

When you think of New Mexico wildlife, sharks aren’t typically where the mind wanders. But that’s exactly what one graduate found in the Manzano Mountains in 2013.Well, not an actual shark, but ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A team of researchers from several institutions dubbed a 6.7-foot-long shark that lived 300 million years ago “Godzilla Shark” after discovering a fossilized skeleton in the ...

According to J.P. Hodnett, the 300-million-year-old shark was an entirely new species. And not only is the ancient shark massive, but it also looks different than its contemporary counterparts. A few ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The 300-million-year-old shark’s teeth were the first sign that it might be a distinct species. The ancient chompers looked less like the spear-like rows of teeth of related ...

The 300-million-year-old shark’s teeth were the first sign that it might be a distinct species. The ancient chompers looked less like the spear-like rows of teeth of related species. They were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The ...