A Newly Discovered Species of Prehistoric Shark Was Named After the Video Game Galaga
Dinosaurs were n’t the only fearsome beast who call North America their home millions of years ago . The recent uncovering of pointy , fossilized teeth in rock that had been left over from an dig in the ‘ 90s has led scientists to declare a new — yet long - out — sharkspecies , Smithsonianreports . North Carolina State University professor Terry Gates , who led the study publish in theJournal of Paleontology , identify the shark speciesGalagadon nordquistaeafter its triangular tooth , which he thought resemble the shape of the battleships in the video gameGalaga ....