In 1989, scientists in Australia found a curious kind of "mermaid's purse" – a leathery egg case, which some species of sharks lay instead of giving birth to live young. The empty egg cases had ...

Maybe you've seen a "mermaid's purse" while walking on the beach. Not actually an accessory for the mythical creature, these small casings are the eggs of sharks and their relatives For around 455 ...

Shark egg cases, also called “mermaid’s purses,” are striking, but even within this eclectic category, Human’s egg stood out. He later matched it to a small collection of similar eggs recovered from ...

Each of the hundred or so pouches, known as mermaid purses, is the temporary home of a baby deep-sea skate — a spade-shaped fish related to rays and, more distantly, sharks. Their flat ...

Sharks and rays are fishes with skeletons made of cartilage. Their egg cases are sometimes referred to as mermaid’s purses, and occasionally as Devil’s purses. The egg is a capsule that contains a ...