Jan
Shark species, thought extinct, discovered
Reuters is reporting the following very interesting news item.
A rare frilled shark was captured alive by fishermen off the coast of Japan. The toothy eel-like creature was taken to Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka where it later died. The 5-foot (1.6 meter) long shark was likely ill based upon the shallow waters it was swimming in. Generally this ancient species, called Chlamydoselachus anguineus and now confirmed as a living fossil, normally lives at a depth of 488-4550 feet (150-1400 m). This was a unique find since this species is considered a prehistoric shark and appears to not have changed at all over the past several millions of years.
Below is the CNN video from YouTube.
Kind of makes you wonder what other creatures are out there that we still don’t know about. Nessie anyone? This is the first post to our new KEWL News category. Have other “kewl” news to report? Send it to us at:
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