Sand Tiger Shark Tooth
Carcharias taurus
A long, thin, needle-like tooth with tiny side cusps.
- Typical size
- Half an inch to 1.25 inches
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Sharp edges
Freely collectible.
Very sharp point.
How to tell it apart
- Very narrow, spike-shaped blade
- A small pointed cusp on each side of the main blade
- Smooth edges
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