Scientists say this shark has hardly changed since it first appeared millions of years ago. That’s why they’re so fascinated ...

A fishing trawler has pulled up a fascinating example of a living fossil. Frill sharks are one of the earliest types of sharks and date back 80 million years. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Sharks have a reputation for being some of the most fearsome predators in the ocean. The sight of a great white’s gaping maw has haunted many nightmares. However, there are some shark species that are ...

A colossal prehistoric shark once prowled the seas off ancient Australia, long before the age of megalodon. An early ancestor of today’s great white, this enormous predator lived 115 million years ago ...

WELLINGTON – In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the ...