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New Shark Species Identified by FIU Scientists Named for Late Microsoft Co-Founder
September 25, 2024
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news:

By JoAnn Adkins

A hammerhead shark species discovered by FIU scientists finally has a name and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft.

The existence of the new species, Sphyrna alleni, was hidden because it looks so similar to another species, the bonnethead shar . . .

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