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I removed the link around tricuspid referring to teeth. The only tricuspid entry currently is for a heart valve. 170.232.128.10 14:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 New Chlamydoselachiform 2 Film 3 Profanity 4 Strange wording? 5 duplicate entry? 6 extinct? 7 The photo 8 Anti-Japanese sentiment?? 9 Use of word "pre-historic" 10 other facts

[edit] New Chlamydoselachiform

On http://www.elasmoresearch.arg/education/topics/d_checklist.htm, It lists a second chlamydoselachiform: The South African Frilled Shark

Yes, the Southern African frilled shark, for which we have an article (linked from the second sentence of this one). Yomangani^talk 14:43, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Any word on the genetics of this animal? Is it similar to both shark and eel?

[edit] Film

A Film (23.01.2007 released) can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/24/sharkjapan.reut/index.html?eref=rss_latest

[edit] Profanity

Might there be a way to remove the F-word from this entry? 64.174.75.131 20:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes--just go in and do it.--Robbstrd 21:39, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Strange wording?

In the first paragraph it says "Distribution is worldwide, but they seem to be uncommon across this range." What do "this range" mean? For me it sounds like the author is saying that there is few sharks where he live, witch dont tell us much, as we dont know where he live.

I think I fixed it well enough. --Revth 03:38, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] duplicate entry?

can be deleted, cache problem on my side —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.73.84.194 (talk) 05:49, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] extinct?

The article now says (rev 103135673); As of January 24, 2007 a previously thought to be extinct subspecies of the frilled shark was found alive on the coast of Japan by the Awashima Marine Park in Shizuoka

Where is the source that this shark was thought to be extinct? All news articles I see say that is rare that this shark can be seen. Because the live in the deep. But not about re-discovery of this species.--Walter Do you have news? Report it to Wikizine 14:13, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

These sharks are most surttenly not extinced.Everyone knows that.It is just really rare cuz it lives very deep in japan oceans.-ShadowGirl 4-

Actually, they are being caught by fish nets quite frequently.

[edit] The photo

I've been thinking about the photo of this shark that has popped up on news websites and newspapers all around the world. Since (as far as I know) this is the only picture (series) of this animal alive, you could argue that usage of this photo in wikipedia might classify as Fair Use. What do you guys think ? TheDJ (talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 16:34, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think so - we have illustrations of the shark and having a photo of a live one doesn't provide anything to the article that we can't point out on the existing drawing and photo. I can't see how you can justify it under "no free alternative exists or could be obtained". Yomangani^talk 16:51, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

OK was just wondering. The picture is so pretty, but pictures in Wikipedia really aren't my thing :D --TheDJ (talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 17:04, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anti-Japanese sentiment??

The final sentence (below) has nothing to do with the frilled shark. Since there are other articles on whaling, overfishing, etc... I suggest it is moved. Overfishing is a worldwide problem (see article), and singling out the Japanese is just racist.

"It appears the Japanese not only are killing whales to extinction, but also every single “rare” species that make the mistake of coming close to the surface. Where, somehow, there always is a Japanese fishing ship, ready to “capture” the creature for “scientific” purposes." 80.156.42.129 12:43, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Use of word "pre-historic"

The article says that the sharks are called a fossile specied because they are little changed from pre-historic times. Pre-historic times is at most several thousand years which isn't long in evolutionary terms. Perhaps it should be "little changed since the time of the dinosaurs" - I think there must be a better word for it though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.239.8.200 (talk) 08:06, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] other facts

           A rare Frill shark has been cought off of the coast of Japan. After a 
 fisher man reported seeeing an odd-looking eel-looking creatue. With a mouthful 
 of needle-sharp teeth. frill shark are rare ly alive because they like to live 600m underwater. This body shape and numbers of gils are similar to fossiles of sharks which livied 350 million years ago.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.154.91.81 (talk) 22:50, 7 May 2008 (UTC)