An alarming message about deodorant use and breast cancer began circulating on the Internet in the 1990s, spread via e-mail and message-board postings. It continues to resurface now and again and causes a great deal of concern about the safety of items many of us use every day. So let's take a look at the evidence.
How long have sharks been in existence? A: Geological records show that modern shark species have existed for between 201 million and 174 million years. Earlier fish species similar to sharks existed as early as between 419 million and 359 million years ago.
The oldest generally accepted shark scales are from about 420 million years ago, in the Silurian period. The first sharks looked very different from modern sharks. The majority of modern sharks can be traced back to around 100 million years ago. Most fossils are of teeth, often in large numbers.