![Erika Anderson on Twitter: "A tooth whorl from a Helicoprion bessonowi, a shark-like fish. I would have loved to see how these teeth worked. #FossilFriday https://t.co/dItzNfbid1" / X Erika Anderson on Twitter: "A tooth whorl from a Helicoprion bessonowi, a shark-like fish. I would have loved to see how these teeth worked. #FossilFriday https://t.co/dItzNfbid1" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUUzqgHWQAEl3zs.jpg:large)
Erika Anderson on Twitter: "A tooth whorl from a Helicoprion bessonowi, a shark-like fish. I would have loved to see how these teeth worked. #FossilFriday https://t.co/dItzNfbid1" / X
![Idaho Museum of Natural History's buzzsaw sharks featured story in December National Geographic Magazine | Idaho State University Idaho Museum of Natural History's buzzsaw sharks featured story in December National Geographic Magazine | Idaho State University](https://www.isu.edu/media/publications/headlines/december19/20191205_105104.jpg)
Idaho Museum of Natural History's buzzsaw sharks featured story in December National Geographic Magazine | Idaho State University
Idaho Experience - The helicoprion was named by Russian geologist Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky in 1899. He thought that the spines on the unusual spirals looked like shark teeth. The question, though, was
![A cast of the skull of Helicoprion- An ancient shark with a f*cking sawblade for a mouth. : r/natureismetal A cast of the skull of Helicoprion- An ancient shark with a f*cking sawblade for a mouth. : r/natureismetal](https://i.redd.it/bnqktlwp9bw01.jpg)