""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Introducing Sharks, Skates, Rays, and Chimaeras""; ""What is this book about?""; ""What are sharks and how are they classified?""; ""How many kinds of sharks are there?""; ""How did sharks get their name?""; ""Where do sharks live?""; ""When did sharks evolve?""; ""What are the largest and smallest sharks alive today?""; ""What is the fastest shark?""; ""What is the largest shark that ever lived?""; ""Where can I find fossil shark teeth?""; ""How can you tell whether a fossil shark lived in a river, a lake, or an ocean?"" |