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How Sharks Survived the 'Great Dying'
How Sharks Survived the 'Great Dying'
Citation
Raloff, Janet. "How Sharks Survived the ‘Great Dying". Student Science. November 1, 2013. Web.
What? Where? When?
- Found fossils of small sharks that had survived and lived another 120 million years
- Hippolyte-du-Fort, Southern France
- Starting in late 1980's
Reflect Q and A
The 'Great Dying'
Who?
- 250 million years ago
- killed most ocean species
- End of the Permian Period and beginning of Triassic Period (when dinosaurs evolved)
Q: Why did you choose this article to read?
A: I chose this article to read because I don't know a lot about sharks and wanted to learn more about them.
Q: What do you think of the article's conclusion?
A: I didn't like the article's conclusion because it leaves you hanging. It talks about shark fossils and tooth photos but I would have liked more information on their location.
Q: In what way is this discovery important?
A: One way this discovery is important is now this team knows more about why other animals went extinct.
Q: What new questions do you have about this topic?
A: I wonder how these sharks did die after surviving the 'Great Dying'.
Q: How does this discovery impact my life?
A: I wonder what other ocean animals could have survived if they had also moved to deeper water, and if they would be alive today.
- Paleontologist- Guillaume Guinot
- Henri Cappetta and Co-Workers
How?
- Small sharks lived in shallow coastal waters.
- Moved to deeper waters to survive the 'Great Dying'.