An international team of marine biologists has found that members of the genus Hemiscyllium are the ‘youngest’ — as in, the most recently evolved — sharks to ever walk (or swim) our planet. The ‘walking’ sharks (genus Hemiscyllium), also known as bamboo sharks or longtail carpet sharks, are a genus of nine species of nocturnally active, bottom-living, distinctly patterned sharks. These creatures are relatively small (usually less than 85 cm, or 33.5 inches, in length) sharks, with the largest species measuring 1.22 m (48 inches). Rather than swim, they ‘walk’ by wriggling their bodies and pushing with their pectoral and pelvic fins.
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