How many teeth does a frilled shark have?

Also, do frilled sharks still exist?

Yes. The frilled shark is one of the only surviving species in its particular shark family, but it can still be found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Beside above, why is the frilled shark called a living fossil? Frilled sharks are called "living fossils" because they haven't changed much in the 80 million years they have lived on Earth. Fossils of frilled sharks indicate they may have lived in shallower water prior to the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, moving into deeper water to follow prey.

Also Know, where does the frilled shark live?

World Range & Habitat In Suruga Bay, Japan they are most common at depths between 50 m and 200 m.In the western Indian Ocean they are found off South Africa as C. africana. In the western Pacific, frilled sharks are known to live off Japan and south to New Zealand, New South Wales and Tasmania in Australia.

How does the frilled shark find its food?

So called because of the fluffy appearance of its gills, the frilled shark has six gill slits on either side of the head. It's thought to hunt along the seabed using its senses to find its prey, and when it does it lunges at it like a snake.