Rare And 'Horrific': Frilled Shark Startles Fishermen In Australia

Rare frilled shark with 300 teeth caught. By WTOP Staff January 23, 2015 8:33 am. A frilled shark was caught off the coast of Australia. (Courtesy NDN). WASHINGTON — A fisherman caught a rare, 300-toothed, frilled shark off the coast of Australia, and

The frilled shark's mouth is just as terrifying as the maw of a great white: It's lined with 25 rows of backward-facing, trident-shaped teeth—300 in all. “The teeth are constructed for grasping and from their peculiar shape and 

Seen here looking suspiciously like a chestburster, the frilled shark caught by Australian fishermen near Victoria wishes it was still in the water. Hoho, maybe next time you'll think twice before trying to renege on a deal with 

ABC The hideous, mildly terrifying and rarely sighted frilled shark has turned up in waters off south-eastern Victoria. The species, whose ancestry dates back 80 million years, is known as the 'living fossil'. It was caught on a 

AUSTRALIA — Fishermen who hooked a strange looking fish thought they had discovered a new species of underwater life, but it turns out the rare frilled shark has been around for 80 million years. It was caught recently by