Film industry pioneer Madame Sul-Te-Wan, General Burnside Island State Resort Park, and more. Researchers have uncovered the fossilized teeth of ancient shark species at Mammoth Cave; Madame ...

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (FOX 56) — A new species of ancient shark was recently discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park. Fossilized teeth of the “McGinnis Nail Tooth,” nicknamed the “Chipmunk Shark” due to ...

In a historic breakthrough from Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park, paleontologists have made a discovery of two new species of sharks, giving insight into the prehistoric sea life of the world.

An explorer of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky who died 100 years ago is credited with the creation of the national park. A national park in Kentucky has the longest known cave system in the world ...

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Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean. Visitors ...

Cave explorer Floyd Collins got trapped in Sand Cave in Kentucky 100 years ago and later died. The incident drew national attention and helped lead to the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park.

A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said. Named Macadens olsoni, the fossils were found in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, dating back ...

Experts say it had a distinct curved row of teeth, used to crush small sea creatures. The fossils found are estimated to be 355 million years old, back when Mammoth Cave was nothing but warm shallow ...