Other types of bone-plated fish that lacked jaws developed a range of bizarre ... The second group, the bony fish, were covered in scales and had maneuverable fins and gas-filled swim bladders ...
Xiphactinus was one of the largest bony fish of the Late Cretaceous and is ... seabirds were snared inside Xiphactinus's upturned jaw, which was lined with giant, fanglike teeth, giving it an ...
But their jaws, spinal column and the cartilage surrounding their brain are strengthened ... ‘Being light and more flexible than bone, cartilage means sharks can typically swim faster than bony fish.’ ...
The difference between a shark and other fish: Unlike bony fish, sharks ... ever recorded measured 132 pounds of force between the jaws of a dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus).