Species Found

Shark Name

Shark Tooth Picture

Description

Quantity From all Sites

Lemon

  • has smooth and weak serrations

  • tip flips upward

  • thick at the root but narrow at the end

  • ~ 1" (25mm)

80

Mako

  

  • thick root

  • points at the end

  • right has a 1 1/2" slant (38mm)

3

Hammerhead
  • deep notch in the root
  • no serrations on the teeth
  • curves to the left
  • usually between 1/2-3/4" (13-19mm)
4
Tiger                 
  • Serrations on the inside curve
  • bottom tip curves left
  • top root has a shape of a 'V'
  • usually ~ 1/2-3/4" (13-19mm)
55
Angel
  • tiny tooth
  • end tilts up
  • very hard to find
  • ~ 1/4" (6.4mm)
6
Sand    
  • cuspletes on both sides
  • deep dip in the root
  • long and thin on the bottom
  • 1 1/8" slant height (39mm)
17
Snaggletooth  
  • serrations on the right side
  • curves to the right
  • pointed bottom
  • Largest is 1 1/2" (38mm)
25
Grey  
  • finely serrated edges
  • bottom curves to either left or right
  • common shark tooth
  • ~3/8" (10mm)
463

 

 

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