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Rare frilled shark caught off Australia coast
cnn ^ | 1/22/2015 | Brian Walker

Posted on 01/22/2015 6:50:28 AM PST by eastforker

CNN) - It looks like something out of "Alien," but has more in common with "Jurassic Park."

It's a rare frilled shark that has been caught by a fisherman in Australia, where no one remembers ever seeing one caught before.

With a mouth packed full of needle-like teeth and a body like an eel, the six-foot long frilled shark is sometimes described as a fish "fossil" that dates back 80 million years.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Outdoors
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To: ClearCase_guy

Thanks for the link.


61 posted on 01/22/2015 6:17:52 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

You are mean spirited and just plain...MEAN, LOL!

They have Exoskeletons; they are NOT of this world!

Second only to June Bugs...and don’t you DARE! :)


62 posted on 01/22/2015 6:27:09 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: CrazyIvan

I just want a fair fight - a fighting chance! :)


63 posted on 01/22/2015 6:31:57 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: BenLurkin
I betcha the Orientals would line up to eat it...

And like everything else, they'll claim it cures asthma and increases libido.

64 posted on 01/22/2015 6:46:14 PM PST by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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