But a new look at the fossil suggests that great whites are more closely related to the less fearsome and smaller mako shark, which belonged to a genus that still exists today.

• 但是从化石上看，大白鲨更接近于现今仍存在的同属于一个类型的灰鲭鲨。相对于巨齿鲨而言，灰鲭鲨显得没有那么可怕，体型也小一点。