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Xenacanthus was a carnivorous marine shark that lived in Devonian and Triassic Period seas.

Xenacanthus

These fish appeared in the Devonian period, “the Age of the Fish”. During this period, the jaws of fish evolved and developed, and scientists believe they eventually evolved to become amphibians that could live in semi-aquatic environments.

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Shark that went extinct - Xenacanthus

The Xenacanthus is a prehistoric genus of sharks that went extinct at the end of the Triassic period, about 202 million years ago.

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Xenacanthus is a prehistoric shark from the Devonian and Triassic Periods of Earth's history.

Xenacanthus

Very few complete fossils have been found, and most information about the animal has been found through teeth and spine samples.

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