This illustration provided by Heming Zhang in September depicts some of the fossil fish, more than 400 million years old, which were found by researchers in southern China, announced in a series of studies published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The fossils date back to the Silurian period when scientists believe our backboned ancestors, who were still swimming around on a watery planet, may have started evolving teeth and jaws around this time.

The prequel to “Jaws”? Fish fossil catches in China include oldest teeth ever

This illustration provided by Heming Zhang in September features some of the fossil fish, more than 400 million years old, that have been found by researchers in southern China, a series of studies published in the Nature magazine. Fossils date back to the Silurian period when scientists believe that our spiny ancestors, who were still …

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