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I. General Information
a. Habitat
i. Temperate to tropical waters
ii. Mainly shallow waters
1. spends much of its time buried in the sand
b. Hunting and diet
i. Ambush technique
1. camouflaging with the sand, Òsand devilÓ
ii. feeds mainly on crustaceans, small bony fish
c. Reproduction
i. Ovoviviparous
d. Species
i. 18 overall
II. History of the shark
a. Dates back to 150 million years
b. Evolution
i. Ray like physical features
III. Conservation and preservation
a. Threatened species
i. Virtually not hunted till 1974
b. Current protection of species
c. Future of species
References to date:
http://www.animalnation.com/Archive/aqua/sharks/anshark.html
http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cretaceous/squatina.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/squatiniformes.htm
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