Scientists uncover 9-million-year-old fossil of a great white shark ancestor in Peru.

Paleontologists in Peru have discovered a nearly complete 9-million-year-old fossil of Cosmopolitodus Hastalis, an ancestor of the great white shark. Found in the Pisco basin, the fossil includes a jaw with teeth up to 8.9 cm long. The shark, reaching lengths of up to seven meters, likely ate sardines, as their remains were found in the fossil's stomach. This rare find underscores the region's importance for paleontological research.

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