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Sharks as brainy predators and ear bearing ancestors
An excerpt discusses sharks as highly developed predators with true ears, movable jaws, and powerful bite energy. It traces evolution from Eocene ancestors to modern forms, notes their limited vision, strong sense of smell, and the dramatic fossil record including enormous Carcharodon specimens.
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W. H. Ballou
Sc. D
North Atlantic
Earth
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Carcharodon