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How an Ancient Seafloor Turned Arkansas into “Sharkansas,” a Shark Fossil Hotspot

How an Ancient Seafloor Turned Arkansas into “Sharkansas,” a Shark Fossil Hotspot7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (272+ words) But in northwestern Arkansas, a series of geological sites known as the Fayetteville Shale has preserved dozens of rare, three-dimensional shark skeletons dating back more than 300 million years. In a new study published in'Geobios, researchers reveal why: these fossils formed…...