Saivodus striatus - a 330 myo shark

3D Model

The caves of Mammoth Cave National Park have cut through the Late Mississippian Ste Genevieve Limestone, where the fossil rich Joppa member is exposed. A well know cave passage, with over 100-years of exploration was recently found to also contain the remains of an ~330 million years old primative shark species. This fossil, found within the wall and near the ceiling of the cave passage is more than just the teeth of this species.

Read about more about these fossil sharks here

Screen-readable alternative text (ADA-508) for this 3D model is available on the National Park Service website, here.

Embeded imagery are NPS photographs by J.P. Hodnett.