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How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks'

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Shark bloodline has produced the mighty megalodon; the buzz-saw-jawed Helicoprion ; and the fearsome great white shark.

John Long , a paleontology professor at Flinders University in Australia , has been researching ancient sharks and other fossilized fish for more than 40 years .

Long 's latest book, "The Secret History of Sharks ," tells the incredible story of shark evolution.

John Long's new book, "The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators ," is out now.

The author says humans kill up to 80 million sharks a year.

He says sharks are nature's great survivors, but can they survive us? Long: "Ever since " Jaws ," we're all terrified to go in the water — myself included".

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