NPCA shares the latest archaeological discovery at Mammoth Cave National Park, which has a pretty fascinating human history, too.

Researchers have discovered a new-to-science species of ancient shark during an ongoing paleontological resource inventory at ...

The fossilized remains of a newly discovered ancient shark species found in the depths of Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park reveal not the sharp, pointy gnashers you’d associate with Hollywood’s ...

This small predator, named Clavusodens mcginnisi, intrigues with its modest size and nail-shaped teeth, remnants of a now-vanished marine ecosystem. Depiction of a male and female Clavusodens (4 ...

The US National Park Service announced the identification of a new species of ancient shark, Clavusodens mcginnisi, discovered in Mammoth Cave National Park. The species name honors David McGinnis ...

In fact, it was the shape of their back teeth that lent themselves to the shark’s name: Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth.” “McGinnis” was included in honor of David ...

A rendering of Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” an ancient shark that stalked the ocean floor 340 million years ago. Rendering courtesy of the National Park Service A shark ...

This small predator, named Clavusodens mcginnisi, intrigues with its modest size and nail-shaped teeth, remnants of a now-vanished marine ecosystem. This discovery, published in the Journal of ...

The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” is a new species of obruchevodid petalodont. Measuring only 3-4 inches in length, their small size allowed them to ...