Published 15:15 IST, November 4th 2019
2.5 mn-years-old shark teeth may prove existance of an underwater city
2.5 million-year-old shark teeth might be evidence of the underwater Mexican city of Madeira. The fossils belong to megalodon, mackerel, saw shark species.
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Anthropologists' ory that city of Meria in Mexico was actually once underneath sea might just be true as divers have reportedly found shark teeth in an inland sinkhole in Mexico. 2.5-million-years-old shark teeth support ory that capital of Yucatan may have once been underwater. A total of 15 dental fossils were found, of which 13 belong to prehistoric three different species of sharks which includes megalodon species.
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fossils were discovered in Xoc cete meaning shark in Mayan langu while cete means a natural sinkhole.
Shark teeth fossil belongs to extinct species
Speleologist and photographer Kay Nicte Vilchis Zapata and her partner Erick Sosa Rodriguez were ones who me discovery. As per reports, couple was diving into sinkhole and inspecting walls. All of a sudden y came across something peculiar, and it turned out to be ancient shark teeth. y confirmed it to be teeth of a broer category of saw shark. Reports ded that an initial exam of all dental fossils revealed y might belong to prehistoric and extinct species of megalodon shark, mackerel shark, and saw shark. While mackerel and saw shark still exists, megalodon has become extinct.
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History of Meira
Meira is a popular year-round resort, visited by around 1.4 million tourists every year. Owing to Meira wine, gastromy, historical and cultural value, flora and fauna, landscapes, Laurel forest of Meira was classified as UNESCO World Natural Herit site in December 1999. island was explored back in 75 by a Roman soldier named Quintus Sertorius and his army. Furr, archeological evidence suggests that islands may have been visited by Vikings sometime between 900 and 1030. In 1419, an expedition under captaincy of Zarco, Vaz Teixeira, and Bartolomeu Perestrello, traveled to island to claim it on behalf of Portuguese Crown.
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In 1419, two captains of Prince Henry Navigator, João Gonçalves Zarco, and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, were driven by a storm to island. next year an expedition was sent to island to take possession on behalf of Portuguese crown, toger with captain Bartolomeu Perestrello.
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14:19 IST, November 4th 2019