Shark Diversity Unaffected When the Dinosaurs Were Wiped Out in Global Catastrophe

Selective extinction of apex predators suggests a shift to more generalist diets. A global catastrophe 66 million years ago led to the extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs, and large marine reptiles like mosasaurs and plesiosaurs. But what happened to the sharks? According to a study of sharks’

Prehistoric fish with a mouth twice as large as a great white ruled waters 360 million years ago

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago left sharks unscathed

Extinction Events - Fossils and Paleontology (U.S. National Park Service)

Earth's ultimate survivors: Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs left sharks virtually unscathed - Study Finds

Shark Diversity Unaffected When the Dinosaurs Were Wiped Out in Global Catastrophe

Sharks are millions of years older than dinosaurs and 5 other facts that may surprise you

Dinosaurs would still exist if the asteroid had landed almost anywhere else - Australian Geographic

What If There Were No Sharks?

Unexplained Mass Extinction Of Sharks 19 Million Years Ago Accidentally Discovered By Researchers

Shark evolution: a 450 million year timeline

Sharks were almost wiped out in a mysterious event 19 Million Years Ago. Could it happen again? - Australian Geographic

Why crocodiles survived devastating asteroid strike that wiped out dinosaurs - Daily Star

Sharks Were Almost Wiped Out 19 Million Years Ago And We Still Don't Know Why

The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring

Meteorite impact no picnic for sharks either - Understanding Evolution