Yes, it was once the Sahara ocean! 🌊
An artist’s impression of Titanichthys, the giant armoured fish that swam the seas 380 million years ago
Basking sharks, so named because they often look like they are basking in the sun, and whale sharks do the same – today. Swimming slowly with its mouth wide open, Titanichtys fed all day on tiny plankton to keep its huge body well nourished. ‘Consequently, those feeding strategies – common amongst its relatives – would probably have not been available for Titanichthys.’
Mr Coatham said: ‘The lower jaw of Titanichthys we investigated was over three feet long and still slightly incomplete – so it was definitely large.’ So the international team demonstrated it in Titanichthys indirectly – using bio-mechanical analysis to compare its lower jaw with those of other species.The findings reported in the Royal Society journal Open Science are based on the fossilised skull unearthed by Prof Klug.He explained: ‘When you do field work in the Anti-Atlas, massive skull bones of placoderms can be found quite frequently.’
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