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Catshark
Period: Cretaceous
Age: 95 million years
Region: Lebanon
The catshark is a member of the shark family. These fish live in warm seas at depths from 3 to
1,000 meters (appr. 10 to 10,000 feet) and do not make long migrations. They feed on crusta-
ceans, invertebrates and small fish. Their length ranges from 50 to 150 cm (20 to 60 inches).
This species lays its eggs in the fall in a sac it deposits among the rocks and can lay eggs se-
veral times a year.
The head of the catshark, resembling that of a small shark, and its small fins can clearly be se-
en in this 95-million-year-old fossil. The fossil shows that, despite the passage of millions of
years, catsharks have remained the same since the day they were first created. Allah has crea-
ted millions of species living beneath the sea, and they are all the work of His sublime artistry.
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