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 ...
This shark is believed to have been an ancestor of the famed great white. The fossil has shown that its teeth spanned up to an astonishing 8.9cm in length. For comparison, the great white shark ...
The discovery was made by the Peruvian geological and mining institute (INGEMMET). These giant predators could reach lengths of up to 7 meters (23 feet), comparable to the modern great white shark.