Fishing trawler crew discover terrifying prehistoric shark with 300 TEETH among their catch. A group of fishermen got quite a shock when they pulled a frightening prehistoric shark from the water near Lakes Entrance in Victoria’s east. The dark brown, eel-like looking mortal is a frilled shark, also known as the ’living fossil’, and was named for its six pairs of frill-like gills along with its dorsal fins, similar to the predatory fish.
The shark’s origin dates back 80 million years and is solitary one of two species still alive from this period. South East Trawl Fishing Association (SETFA) chief executive Simon Boag told that the men who found the shark were puzzled by their find. ’It has 300 teeth over 25 rows, so once you’re in that mouth, you’re not coming out,’ he added. Good for dentists, but it is a weird thing. I don’t think you would want to show it to little children before they went to bed.’Mr Boag said this was the first detection of the species alive by humans. ’It does look 80 million years old. It looks antediluvian, it looks like it’s from another time,’ he further said. The shark that was pulled from the water was two meters long and caught at 700 meters. The shark has dorsal, pelvic and anal fins towards the back end of its body. Its long and flexible jaw means it can ingest its prey whole while its teeth clamps down and keeps its food from escaping its clutches
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