Mammoth Cave, the world's longest known cave system, stretches 426 miles under Kentucky. The cave's limestone began forming 330 million years ago when the region was submerged under an ocean.

CAVE CITY, Ky. (WKRC) - Researchers recently discovered a new shark species within a layer of rock in Mammoth Cave National Park. One of these is a new species of petalodont (petal-toothed) shark ...

Mammoth Cave National Park says this discovery further highlights the park's rich and diverse history of paleontological finds, which includes five shark species that are new to science.

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (WBKO/Gray News) - A national park in Kentucky seems to be taking recent criticism in stride. Mammoth Cave National Park found itself ranked among the “most disappointing” U ...

An epic archaeological discovery of a new species of ancient shark was recently made at Mammoth Cave National Park, dating back approximately 340 to 335 million years.

Mammoth-On is hosted by Friends of Mammoth Cave, which partners with the cave to fund projects and programs that provide ...

Visitors watch as a bat biologist examines a bat captured in a mist net outside of the Historic Entrance to Mammoth Cave.

The roughly half-inch tooth from the uncovered species, named the Macadens olsoni, was found in the depths of Ste. Genevieve Formation at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.