ancient fossil shark filmed off Tokyo
25 Jan 2007 24 Comments
in Science, Squid, Travel, Weird, Wildlife, animals, environment, sad
This female frilled shark, a tattered and battered yet still magnificent and intimidating remnant of an ancient and presumed extinct species, surfaced near Tokyo yesterday. Unfortunately it died within minutes of its capture by workers from the Awashima Marine Park. Over 1.6 meters in length and of apparently advanced age, the shark is presumed to have been driven to the surface from its normal habitat between 600 and 1000 meters down by the mystery illness that ultimately proved fatal.
More information on the frilled shark is available here and here.
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Technorati me!
Jan 25, 2007 @ 13:12:52
Dear R-C
Well-done – fascinating
Your obedeint servant etc
G E
Jan 25, 2007 @ 13:19:15
You’re welcome. I thought an Eagle would appreciate some news from the sea.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 13:49:16
for real? amazing… this might mean there could more of sharks like her at the bottom, if they were previously thought to be extinct…
Jan 25, 2007 @ 13:52:40
Wow! It looks like a big spermatazoa (well it does)
Hey came across this site, wondered if you’d seen it, thought you might like it.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 13:59:14
The site does look familiar Philipa, thanks for that. I’m going to stick in some social bookmarking links and then go to bed, so I’ll check it out tomorrow.
As for the shark looking like a sperm…all I can say is, it’s a wonder you Brits can breed if that’s the case! The teeth look very…uncomfortable.
And yeah, sulz, I’m totally looking forward to more info. I mean, we don’t even know what an ancient species can die of…the autopsy will be interesting.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 14:33:47
Brtis, breeding, and uncomfortable teeth…Your Freudian slip is showing, raincoaster lol
The Loch Ness Monster comes to mind when I watch the video.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 14:37:40
Have you seen them up close???? British teeth? Remember that Simpsons episode where Lisa doesn’t want to get braces, so they frighten her with a picture book, The Big Book of British Smiles??? Think about it.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 20:36:11
Why are my comments vanishing into cyberspace YET again?
Thou frilly fossil shark …
exunt grumbling
Jan 25, 2007 @ 21:42:06
Man, that’s freaky. I saw it on the news and was struck at how eel-like it was.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 21:47:02
The Marchioness of W u B
I think he means “exeunt grumbling” – I don’t think my Latin would well survive the flustration !!!
Your obedient servant etc
GE
Jan 25, 2007 @ 22:32:10
You’ve got an obedient servant, RC? Man, I need a bitch boy, too!
(Someone to do my dishes at least).
No, I didn’t see that particular Simpsons episode. One day, when I’m truly bored or inebriated, I’ll watch them all on DVD.
Jan 25, 2007 @ 22:39:25
Will you lot get off the subject of our teeth, and lack of dentists. Ok, so our teeth suck!
Oh bug-writ, I’m going to have to see the dentist tomorow now :-(
I’d rather fish.
Jan 26, 2007 @ 00:52:20
Or catch, eh?
G.Eagle, Metro cannot be expected to spell correctly: he’s an editor.
Metro: I will go fishing in the spam filter for your comments. They better be worth it!
Jan 26, 2007 @ 01:00:45
When placed in italic type on a comment on a blog post about or by ancient living frilly fossils, either manner is accepted.
Jan 26, 2007 @ 01:33:56
Is that Chicago manual or the Making Shit Up Style Guide?
Jan 26, 2007 @ 01:58:12
Bye the way, Metro: the spam filter is not eating your comments. Unless you have started signing in as Generic Viagra (which would not surprise me, frankly) your comments are not being filtered by Akismet.
Jan 26, 2007 @ 17:00:03
Dear R-C
Are frilly sharks edible ?
(sotto voce) Is this the famous Philipa well-known as a fierce Gourmet-Predators eager to secure Captive Tree-Octopodia, as an alternative to battered Spam ….. and who seems to have experienced some occasion for disapprobation in relation to the Revd Peter Mullen
(sottissimo voce) do you know what this cleric did ?
Your obedient servant etc
GE
Jan 26, 2007 @ 17:03:08
No idea. I try to stay out of the whole church thing; it’s the worst of politics, the worst of wonkishness AND the worst of sanctimony.
Frilly sharks are edible, but the consumption of a frilly shark immediately confines the soul of the consumer in the third circle of Hell. The body remains technically alive, but the soul belongs to Cthulhu from that moment forward.
Jan 27, 2007 @ 17:16:26
G Eagle – I’ve provided a link on my blog to further explain said clerics abuse of office.
raincoaster – I try not to eat frilly anything, I leave that to others :-)
Jan 27, 2007 @ 17:29:25
Does anyone know how old this type (frilled) shark is?
Jan 28, 2007 @ 10:39:35
According to a link I found, it is about 380 million years old.
Oct 05, 2009 @ 10:38:52
amazing I love hearing about newly found creatures.
Oct 05, 2009 @ 13:04:43
Sad that this one died, but nifty that it exists at all.