![]() ![]() A tooth whorl from this creepy shark was discovered east of Socorro in rocks of Pennsylvanian age (about 310 million years old). Recently in New Mexico, a Natural History Museum volunteer uncovered evidence that these unusual creatures lived in this region. There are children’s activities, too, so it promises to be fun for the whole family. The exhibit features a wide array of fossils of the 270-million-year-old shark, along with Troll’s original artworks, life-sized sculptures of the shark bursting through the museum walls by renowned sculptor Gary Staab, original music, a short documentary, and much more. Some early theorists placed the spiral on the shark’s head or back. For more than 100 years, scientists have wrestled with where in the heck the spiraling coil of razor-sharp teeth actually went on the shark. The exhibit tracks how scientists have begun to understand the story of the prehistoric whorl-toothed, or buzzsaw, shark (Helicoprion, meaning “spiral saw”). ![]() But in a good way.īlending science, music, and the humor of Alaskan artist Ray Troll, The Buzzsaw Sharks of Long Ago (through September 5) is based on the giant prehistoric sharks that carried a single spiraling row of teeth. There’s likely a scientific name for it, but in layperson’s terms, the exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and Science is going to give you the willies. ![]()
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