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    13 months ago

    not only do sharks predate dinosaurs, but - unlike birds - have hardly changed.

    They at least lost their armor. Imagine a shark with one of these covering its head!

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
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      13 months ago

      Oooh, what’s best about Dunkleosteus is that modern theory is that this was just their skull, and that they had skin over it:

      Less bizarre looking than earlier renditions, which made them look a bit like turtles, but still… bad ass!