Helicoprion

["Steve White" <steve_d_white@hotmail.com>]

Hi there,

I know it's strictly dinosaurs but this one is for all you interested in 
prehistoric marine animals.

I just got my copy of the new BBC book, Sharks (which doesn't seem to be 
related to any TV series, which is a damn shame). Contained therein are some 
interesting illustrations of prehistoric sharks, including one of 
Helicoprion, the fantastic whorl-toothed shark. It's unusual in that it 
doesn't have the long rostrum usually shown on this genus; point of fact is 
that it is shown as more or less a very large nurse shark with strange 
dentition. I'm not sure this is just a conceit as a result of the artist 
using photoshop and just using an 'as near as damn it' approximation to 
Helicoprion or if it's that he knows something I don't. As someone who is 
currently illustrating said shark, I'd be interested to hear any opinions or 
the latest thoughts on the subject.

Steve



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