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Ancient Predator Had a Killer Jaw | National Geographic


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·Nov 11, 2024

Curse of the buzzsaw came in swirling oceans. 275 million years ago lived one of the top predators of its time. If you look over, it was like a mutant creature from a horror movie. It looks like a shark with a terrifying buzzsaw in its jaw. Its bite was as strong as a modern crocodile's.

How could such a bizarre jaw work? The angle of its mouth was bigger than a great white shark's. Teeth pushed the prey deep inside; the jagged spiral was forced into a notch in the upper jaw. Prey was sliced into. No less frightening was its size—twice as long as a great white. It had fewer fins and a narrower body.

Don't get close to these blades; they're four inches long and angled backwards. New teeth pushed older ones deep into the whirling rotations in the jaw. Teen monsters had two rotations; adults had four. Circles of flesh ripping, Chalmers... More than 150 of the fossils have been found.

The odd shape mystified scientists for over a century. The Gila Capri on went extinct long ago, but beware the curse of the buzzsaw killer. It's always wise to play it safe in the water. [Music]

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