https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/07/giant-shark-freaks-out-oceanog/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/07/giant-shark-freaks-out-oceanog/#comment-3617 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:22:11 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/07/giant-shark-freaks-out-oceanog/#comment-3617 I’m thinking a new species. Perhaps even a new genus and family.I’m no marine biologist, but from the comments at DSN, it’s a 6-gilled shark. Not especially well-studied, as they’re a deep-water species, but certainly not unknown to science. They’re one of the oldest species of sharks still around.

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/07/giant-shark-freaks-out-oceanog/#comment-3616 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:24:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/07/giant-shark-freaks-out-oceanog/#comment-3616 One thing I noticed was the short rostrum, a primitive trait among sharks. It looks a lot like a bull shark, but with a shorter rostrum, and a thicker body. I’m thinking a new species. Perhaps even a new genus and family.

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