Giant Jellyfish found in Australia

An Australian family went to the beach to collect seashells, but tripped over a giant jellyfish that has aroused the interest of scientists.

The pancake-like creature measured 4ft 11in across and was previously unknown to science, according to Australia's federal-run Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

The denizen of the deep was found by Josie Lim and her family as they walked along a beach near Hobart on the island of Tasmania.

"This was something else. We've just never seen anything like it," Lim told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Scientist Lisa-Ann Gershwin told the paper that the Lims' find was "amazing". She believes it was a previously undiscovered type of lion's mane jellyfish.