Shark Tooth
Abstract
Description
Miocene. Back in the Miocene Epoch, the sharks that bore these teeth lived in the warm, shallow sea that covered southern Maryland. Luxuriant growths of sea algae and succulent aquatic plants that flourished here provided abundant food for marine life. Along the margins of the sea were low, sandy shores and cypress swamps. Presumably a warm temperate climate prevailed similar to that of North and South Carolina today.
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natural object
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StillImage
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image/jpeg
Keywords
environmental sciences