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A long, flattened snout and dramatically protruding jaws give the goblin shark an appearance unlike that of more familiar coastal sharks. Named Mitsukurina owstoni, it belongs to the family Mitsukurinidae within the order Lamniformes. Its soft body and unusual feeding apparatus reflect a life in dee...
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One of the most famous deep-sea sharks, exceptional morphology, strong media visibility, and enduring scientific fascination.
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Scapanorhynchus texanus is an extinct species of mitsukurinid shark that lived during the Cretaceous period, primarily recognized from fossil deposits in Texas. As a close relative of the modern goblin shark, it possessed a characteristically elongated, flattened snout and a highly specialized, prot...
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Goblin-shark relative with long snout reputation, strong fossil interest but niche audience.
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