Has there ever been a shark in the Missouri River?

The first field scientist to observe and record data on the Missouri River Shark was Tim Wood. Though reports of his sightings are considerer likely myth or legend, he first described the Missouri River Shark as Glyphis meramecus. Few sightings have been recorded in the wild and no known specimens exist.



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