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What did prehistoric sharks look like? With Emma Bernard

What did prehistoric sharks look like? With Emma Bernard

FromWorld of Sharks


What did prehistoric sharks look like? With Emma Bernard

FromWorld of Sharks

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What did the oceans look like 450 million years ago? Who were the weird and whacky ancestors of the sharks we know today? And could megalodon still exist? This week we're going back in time to answer all these questions and more at the Natural History Museum in London, with curator of fossil fish Emma Bernard! 
Find out more about Emma and the Natural History Museum here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/emma-bernard.html. Read her fintastic article about Megalodon here: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--the-truth-about-the-largest-shark-that-ever-lived.html. 
You can follow the Save Our Seas Foundation by heading to @saveourseasfoundation (instagram), @SaveOurSeas (twitter) or by heading to www.saveourseas.com. And find the shownotes for this episode at www.saveourseas/worldofsharks/thewholetooth. 
 
Released:
Oct 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to World of Sharks, a podcast all about sharks, rays and their underwater habitat brought to you by the Save our Seas Foundation. Forget Jaws – there is SO much more to sharks than their fearsome reputation. Join scientist and shark nerd Dr Isla Hodgson as she chats with leading experts in shark science, conservation and storytelling to take a deep dive into the fascinating world of one of the most diverse, well-adapted, enigmatic, misunderstood and threatened groups of animals on the planet.