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SUPER PREMIUM Megalodon era Shark Teeth collection Great gift idea!!

$ 39.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Restocking Fee: No
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  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Hi all!
    This is a labeled collection of Late Miocene Shark teeth from the southeast U.S. coast displayed in a 8.25 x 6.25 x .75 inch Riker mount.  A great gift for aspiring paleontologists, it comes with a one page description of the species on display also available below. The 10 species of shark teeth included are:
    Extinct White:
    (Cosmopolitodus
    hastalis
    ) The ancestor to the modern Great White Shark, The Extinct White Shark grew to over 20 feet (6 meters) in length and fed primarily on large fish, marine mammals, and smaller sharks.
    Sand Tiger:
    (Carcharias sp.)The Sa
    nd Tiger Shark lives in large schools in warm shallow water. They grow to over 10 feet (3 meters) long and primarily feed on smaller fish, sharks, crustaceans,and squid.
    Eagle Ray:
    (Aetobatus sp.) Stingrays are close relatives of sharks. Eagle rays have broad triangular fins and flat teeth for crushing shellfish. The ridged side of the tooth is actually the root.
    Bull:
    (Carcharhinus
    leucas
    ) The Bull shark can swim in salt and fresh water. They grow to over 12 feet (3.5 meters) long and primarily feed on smaller fish, sharks, crustaceans, and squid.
    Lemon:
    (Negaprion sp.) Lemon Sharks use the same nursery grounds for their pups for many generations. They grow to over 10 feet (3 meters) long and primarily feed on smaller fish, sharks, crustaceans,and squid.
    Sevengill Cow Shark:
    (Notorynchus
    primigenius
    ) These strange, ancient sharks live in all the worlds deep oceans, rarely seen by humans. They have no prominent dorsal fin, unlike other sharks, allowing them to grab onto large carcasses on the sea floor and rapidly spin, tearing off chunks of flesh. They grow up to 10 feet in length.
    Long Tooth Tiger:
    (Physogaleus
    contortus
    ) This species was originally thought to be more closely related to the Tiger shark and was given the name Galeocerdo contortus. It was later reclassified under the extinct genus Physogaleus (this species is also extinct). They would have grown to over 10 feet (3 meters) long and primarily feed on smaller fish, sharks, crustaceans, and squid as indicated by its long pointed teeth.
    Snaggletooth:
    (Hemipristis sp.)Although this tooth was found on the American east coast, Snaggletooth sharks only live in the Indian Ocean today. They grow up to 7. 5 feet long (2.25 meters) and feed on smaller fish, sharks, crustaceans, and squid.
    Tiger:
    (Galeocerdo
    cuvier
    ) Tiger sharks have the most varied diet of any shark they feed on large fish, sharks,crustaceans, squid, stingrays, sea birds, marine mammals, and sea turtles. They also been known to eat garbage like license plates, boat oars, clothes, and tin cans. They grow up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) in length.
    Megalodon:
    (Carcharocles
    megalodon
    )Megalodon was the largest known species of shark to have ever lived. It grew to over 60 feet (18 meters) in length and fed primarily on large marine mammals including whales, dolphins, seals, manatees, and even the occasional Mammoth out for a swim.
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    Jako