Edestus is an extinct genus of eugeneodontid holocephalian fish known from the Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) of the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States. Most …

Jan 31, 2019 · But hundreds of millions of years ago, before the dawn of the dinosaurs, there lived a shark with a bite unlike any other: Edestus, the scissor shark. Paleontologists have known …

New research into the feeding habits of a long-extinct mysterious fish reveals that it may be the first animal ever known to use vertical thrashing of external teeth to kill its prey. And it had …

Edestus is a type of prehistoric shark that lived during the Late Carboniferous Period about 300 million years ago. It was first discovered in the mid-nineteenth century and was eventually …

POCATELLO – The ancient scissor-toothed shark Edestus was a “weird, weird beastie,” according to Leif Tapanila, Idaho State University geosciences professor and Idaho Museum …

Jan 20, 2020 · Edestus or the scissor-tooth shark was a prehistoric species about the size of a Great White - and had a power tool of a mouth.

Apr 2, 2021 · More than 300 million years ago, Edestus giganteous bit through its fishy prey with a set of thin, blade like jaws with each serrated tooth set in line right behind the last.

Jul 1, 2014 · In North America, Edestus is most common in marine black shales of the Illinois Basin, but to date has not been found in marine gray shales or limestones in the Appalachian …

Apr 3, 2013 · Uncertain, but has but larger specimens of E. giganteus have been estimated at up to 6 meters long. England, Russia and the USA. Kasimovian to Gzhelian of the Carboniferous. …

Jan 5, 2023 · Several species of Edestus with different shaped teeth lived in the Pennsylvanian Period, the so-called "Coal Age." KGS has several Edestus whorls in its collection. This fossil …