Skeleton of 7ft-long 'Jaws' shark from 150 million years ago dug up on English coast
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mirror.co.ukThe skeleton of a fearsome seven-foot long armoured shark that stalked the English coastline 150 millions years ago has been unearthed.
The remains, believed to be a new species, were dug up on Dorset's Jurassic coast, where an analysis of its teeth reveal the huge beast was the 'Jaws' of its day.
Named durnonovvariaodus maiseri, it was covered in extra strong scales - which would have made it a deadly predator. The country's only natural World Heritage site has provided a treasure trove of prehistoric fossils.
They include incredible sea monsters - and even a unique dinosaur called Scelidosaurus. And now Durnonovariaodus can be added to the Jurassic Coast roll of honour after the fossil was found in what was once the site of a shallow
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