And it’s way less heroic. (You are over 50,000 times more likely to drown than be killed by a shark.) The dwarf lanternshark is possibly the smallest shark in the world and could fit in the palm ...

Largest Shark: The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world, measuring up to [50 feet] long. Smallest Shark: Mature males of the dwarf dogshark (Etmopterus perryi ...

The first sharks on Earth: Ancient relatives of sharks first appeared in the world's oceans about 400 million years ago. Today, sharks are classified among the elasmobranchs, which also includes ...