Bull shark is about 2.0× longer by these reference values.
Bull shark uses a 4 m upper reference, compared with 2 m for Frilled shark. Bull shark's weight reference is about 21× heavier.
ON THE SAME SCALE
Human. Bus. Whale.
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Length bars use upper comparison values and do not show body depth, tail proportion or typical adult size. A long thresher tail, for example, does not equal whale-shark body mass.
THE NUMBERS
Side by side.
WHAT THE DATA CAN SAY
Size is not the whole animal.
Length and weight
Bull shark is represented by reported to 4 m / 13 ft; Frilled shark by about 2 m / 6.6 ft. The 4 m figure is a reported maximum; typical mature animals are smaller. Deepwater records remain limited.
Bite evidence
Bull shark: The upper value is a theoretical posterior bite for the largest specimen in a 73–285 cm study series—not a universal adult bite. Frilled shark: No standardized maximum is available.
Living versus extinct
Both species are living, but record-sized individuals are rare. These upper references should not be read as normal adult size.
Ecology changes the matchup
Its freshwater range is exceptional among large coastal sharks. Its body plan looks ancient, but living frilled sharks are modern species—not unchanged fossils.
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