Helicoprion is an incredible ancient shark whose teeth were coiled. Initially, paleontologists found exactly this strange formation of the oral cavity, which for a long time puzzled them. It has been suggested that the fossil is an unexplored ammonite, that a strange organ was located on the shark's nose or its fin. After a lot of time, it became clear to whom exactly this spiral belonged and how exactly it was used.
The study of extinct fish with a similar jaw structure
gave scientists the right to conclude that a wonderful shark with the
help of a unique tool preyed on small marine inhabitants, such as
cephalopods and gastropods, crustaceans and other animals without hard
shells. Although the jaw of this fish was a terrible sight, it could not
cope with such prey as a man. There is nothing to be afraid of! In
addition to sizes. It is assumed that the average length of these fish
was 3 meters, but some of the remains found indicate twelve-meter owners
of bizarre weapons.
Helicoprion
shows how little we know about past epochs of the development of
biological species on our planet. For example, it is still not reliably
known exactly how the dental spiral of this animal developed, how it was
used and where it was located. There is not even an accurate idea of
the appearance of the prehistoric shark, because its complete skeleton
was never found. Fortunately, paleontologists have the skills to please
us with the awesome look of yet another (un) fantastic creature.
We outline the situation. You come to the doctor, sit in a
chair, open your mouth, and there is a meter-long chainsaw with 190
teeth of blades, wrapped in 3 turns. And then you look at the name of
the patient, and you go nuts that Helicoprion has come to see you!
Helicoprion | Shark with a circular saw on the lower jaw
The
dentist, having seen such a sight, turned out to be the local historian
of the Perm province of Bessonov. In 1897, he found a spiral fossil
suspiciously resembling a shell of a cephalopod mollusk. So the
scientist would have thought if teeth had not stuck out of the “shell”!
Another “dentist” - paleontologist Karpinsky, announced to the whole world that this is not a toothy snail, but a shark-like Paleozoic fish Helicoprion, who lived and died forever 270 million years ago.
Another “dentist” - paleontologist Karpinsky, announced to the whole world that this is not a toothy snail, but a shark-like Paleozoic fish Helicoprion, who lived and died forever 270 million years ago.
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