{"id":346,"date":"2022-10-25T17:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/?p=346"},"modified":"2022-11-08T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:56:02","slug":"frilled-shark-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/2022\/10\/25\/frilled-shark-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Prehistoric Frilled Shark Really 80 Million Years Old?\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does the idea of a prehistoric shark with a mouth compared to &#8220;a circular saw blade filled with razor-sharp teeth&#8221; sound like something out of a horror movie? Well, surprise! This creepy creature, known as the frilled shark, actually exists and is lurking in the depths of ocean! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This uncommon and mysterious creature has been around since the days of dinosaurs, and there&#8217;s still a lot we don&#8217;t know about it. There&#8217;s even stuff we get wrong about it, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/\" title=\"\">me<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prehistoric 80 million year old shark also known as \u201cthe frilled shark\u201d discovered in Awashima, Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dq9msVCWoi\">pic.twitter.com\/Dq9msVCWoi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/historyinmemes\/status\/1581027251167981568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, is the frilled shark is <em>really<\/em> 80 million years old? Let&#8217;s dive into 6 facts about this prehistoric predator and find out!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. The frilled shark has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elasmo-research.org\/education\/ecology\/deepsea-frilled_shark.htm\" title=\"\">long<\/a>, snake-like body that can grow up to 6.5 feet in length. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5.png 722w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-5-600x353.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image of frilled shark via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalspot.net\/frilled-shark.html\" title=\"\">Animal Spot<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. The frilled shark has 300 extremely sharp teeth arranged in 25 rows and six pairs of gill slits.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The frilled shark&#8217;s gill slits are located on either side of its head, instead of the usual one pair found in most other sharks. It&#8217;s long body and sharp teeth are perfect for ambushing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/11\/absurd-creature-week-nightmarish-shark-lures-victims-effed-teeth\/?mbid=social_twitter\" title=\"\">snagging its unsuspecting prey<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-348\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-6.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frilled shark with mouth open, image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/article\/prehistoric-frilled-shark-bycatch-deep-sea-spd\" title=\"\">National Geographic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalfloss.com\/article\/60129\/11-fascinating-facts-about-frilled-shark\" title=\"\">favorite meal<\/a> is squid. But it will also eat fish, crabs and other small sharks.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Examining a Rare Frilled Shark! | Shark Week\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KbcjaWiP-18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Scientists believe that the frilled shark is so rare because it prefers to live in deep water, specifically as much as 5,000 feet below the surface. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-7.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image of frilled shark via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2015\/01\/21\/378944897\/rare-and-horrific-frilled-shark-startles-fishermen-in-australia\" title=\"\">NPR<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. There had only been two confirmed sightings of this prehistoric shark. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first sighting was in Japanese waters back in the 1930s, and the second sighting was off the coast of Australia in 2007.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A frilled shark in the depths of the ocean, image via <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frilled_shark\" title=\"\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> 6. The frilled shark doesn&#8217;t chew its food before swallowing it whole. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, it wraps its body around its prey and then proceeds to swallow it like a snake. If you&#8217;re thinking that sounds pretty gruesome, you&#8217;re not alone. In fact, one scientist who had the opportunity to study a dead frilled shark compared its mouth to &#8220;a circular saw blade filled with razor-sharp teeth.&#8221; Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So, is the frilled shark in our video really 80 million years old? The short answer: No. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>While frilled shark&#8217;s lineage goes back 80 million years, its actual lifespan is around 25 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, watch their face as this eerie history lesson sinks in and warn them that the next time they\u2019re out swimming in open water, try not to think about the fact that there might be a prehistoric predator lurking below\u2026 lest they\u2019ll end up like one of its hapless victims!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This creepy, snake-like frilled shark is literally a living fossil. Learn about 6 facts about this crazy creature &#8211; and if it&#8217;s really 80 million years old!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[56,38,31,39,57,58],"class_list":["post-346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-frilled-shark","tag-history-news","tag-history-videos","tag-nature","tag-shark-week","tag-spooky-history"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-8.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346\/revisions\/496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historyinmemes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}