How an Ancient Seafloor Turned Arkansas into "Sharkansas," a Shark Fossil Hotspot
February 03, 2026
February 03, 2026
ARCATA, California, Feb. 3 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news:
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How an Ancient Seafloor Turned Arkansas into "Sharkansas," a Shark Fossil Hotspot
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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, resea . . .
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How an Ancient Seafloor Turned Arkansas into "Sharkansas," a Shark Fossil Hotspot
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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, resea . . .