Website powered by

Shark poster

To commemorate Shark week 2022, i made this poster of all my shark models and some their relatives, both living and extinct. i hope this highlights just the incredible diversity of these incredible animals that have existed on this planet for nearly 400 million years, and spawned forms as different as the gentle giant whale shark, and the minuscule dwarf lantern shark!

older version

older version

Antarctilamna ultima
basal shark
Devonian
South Africa

Antarctilamna ultima
basal shark
Devonian
South Africa

Akmonistion zangerli
Stethacanthidae
Carboniferous 
Scotland

Akmonistion zangerli
Stethacanthidae
Carboniferous
Scotland

Aquilolamna milarce
unknown placement
Cretaceous 
Mexico

Aquilolamna milarce
unknown placement
Cretaceous
Mexico

Cladoselache acanthopterygius
Symmoriiformes
Devonian
North America

Cladoselache acanthopterygius
Symmoriiformes
Devonian
North America

Cretoxyrhina mantelli
lamniformes
Cretaceous
global

Cretoxyrhina mantelli
lamniformes
Cretaceous
global

Falcatus falcatus
Symmoriiformes
Carboniferous
Montana,USA

Falcatus falcatus
Symmoriiformes
Carboniferous
Montana,USA

Helicoprion
Eugeneodontida
Permian
global

Helicoprion
Eugeneodontida
Permian
global

Hemipristis Serra
Carcharhiniformes
Miocene
Atlantic Ocean

Hemipristis Serra
Carcharhiniformes
Miocene
Atlantic Ocean

Hybodus reticulatus
hybodontiformes
Jurassic
Global

Hybodus reticulatus
hybodontiformes
Jurassic
Global

Orthacanthus arcuatus
xenacanthid
Carboniferous - Permian
Europe, North America

Orthacanthus arcuatus
xenacanthid
Carboniferous - Permian
Europe, North America

Onchopristis numidia
batoidea
Cretaceous
N Africa

Onchopristis numidia
batoidea
Cretaceous
N Africa

Otodus (Carchorachles) megalodon
Lamniforms
Miocene-Pliocene
Global

Otodus (Carchorachles) megalodon
Lamniforms
Miocene-Pliocene
Global

Tristychius arcuatus
Hybodontiformes
Carboniferous
Scotland

Tristychius arcuatus
Hybodontiformes
Carboniferous
Scotland

Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Lamniformes
Endangered
Global temperate

Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Lamniformes
Endangered
Global temperate

Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias superciliosus
Lamniformes
Vulnerable
Global

Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias superciliosus
Lamniformes
Vulnerable
Global

Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Carcharhiniformes
Near threatened 
Global

Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Carcharhiniformes
Near threatened
Global

Blue spotted Ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
batoidia
Least concern
Indian ocean coasts

Blue spotted Ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
batoidia
Least concern
Indian ocean coasts

Bluntnose Sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Hexanchiformes
Near Threatened
Global coastal seas

Bluntnose Sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Hexanchiformes
Near Threatened
Global coastal seas

Dwarf Lantern Shark
Etmopterus perryi
Squaliformes
Least concern
Southern Caribbean Sea

Dwarf Lantern Shark
Etmopterus perryi
Squaliformes
Least concern
Southern Caribbean Sea

Great Hammerhead shark
Sphyrna mokarran
Carcharhiniformes
Critically endangered
Global

Great Hammerhead shark
Sphyrna mokarran
Carcharhiniformes
Critically endangered
Global

Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Lamniformes
Vulnerable
Global

Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Lamniformes
Vulnerable
Global

Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Myliobatiformes
Endangered
Global

Giant oceanic manta ray
Mobula birostris
Myliobatiformes
Endangered
Global

Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
Carcharhinidae
Critically endangered
Global

Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
Carcharhinidae
Critically endangered
Global

Port Jackson shark
Heterodontus portjacksoni
Heterodontiformes
Least Concern
Australian Coasts

Port Jackson shark
Heterodontus portjacksoni
Heterodontiformes
Least Concern
Australian Coasts

Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
carcharhiniformes
vulnerable
global tropics

Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
carcharhiniformes
vulnerable
global tropics

Spotted Ratfish
Hydrolagus collei
Chimaeriformes
least concern
North Pacific

Spotted Ratfish
Hydrolagus collei
Chimaeriformes
least concern
North Pacific

Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Carcharhiniformes
Near Threatened
Global tropics

Tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Carcharhiniformes
Near Threatened
Global tropics

Whale shark
Rhinchodon typus
Orectolobiformes
Endangered
Global tropics

Whale shark
Rhinchodon typus
Orectolobiformes
Endangered
Global tropics

White-tailed dogfish
Scymnodalatias albicauda
Squaliformes
stauts unknown
Southern Ocean

White-tailed dogfish
Scymnodalatias albicauda
Squaliformes
stauts unknown
Southern Ocean