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English: Shark Tooth in Mammoth Cave Wall
Photographer
English: NPS Photo
Title
English: Shark Tooth in Mammoth Cave Wall
Description
English:

A small ruler is held behind a pointy gray shark tooth as it protrudes from rocky surface.

The groundwater that cut Mammoth Cave’s extensive underground passageways pass though Late Mississippian marine limestones that contain vertebrate remains, primarily those of cartilaginous fishes like sharks. Slow dissolution of the limestone, constant temperatures, and protection from many erosive elements leads to a very good environment for the preservation of fossils.

  • Keywords: Research; Paleontological Resources Inventory; Fossil; Shark Fossil; National Park Service Paleontology Program; Paleontology; Mammoth Cave National Park; Mammoth Cave
Depicted place
English: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Date Taken on 5 November 2019
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13325f71-bb38-47ed-a7d3-072e4b62ab00
Source
English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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English: Shark Fossils: Paleontological Research Inventory at Mammoth Cave

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