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Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News The American South's golden age for sharks might very well have been the Cretaceous Era during the dinosaur age, according to tooth remains found for a number of different species. Most recently, the teeth of Scapanorhynchus texanus, also known as the "goblin shark of Texas," were found and dated to between 78.8 and 79.2 million years ago The teeth were recovered from what is now a vertical cliff next to a creek in western Alabama. The spot was once a seabed below waters teaming with unusual looking fish, including the now-extinct shark.
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