A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said.

The Macadens olsoni fossils were found in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, which dates back approximately 340 to 335 million years, a time when Mammoth Cave was submerged in a warm, shallow sea teeming ...

The new species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, were discovered through the ongoing Paleontological ...

The new species is just one in a whole treasure trove of ancient sharks that have been uncovered within the world’s longest ...

Researchers named the latest ancient shark discovery Macadens olsoni, as a tribute to both the Mammoth Cave and Rickard Olson, a retired park scientist who played a crucial role in documenting shark ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. — A new-to-science species of ancient shark was recently discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park in ...

A newly identified ancient shark species, Macadens olsoni, has been at Mammoth Cave National Park. The National Park Service says Macadens olsoni likely measured less than a foot long and featured a ...

(NEW YORK) -- A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said. Named Macadens olsoni, the fossils were found in the Ste. Genevieve ...

Mammoth Cave National Park says this discovery further highlights the park's rich and diverse history of paleontological finds, which includes five shark species that are new to science.