Sandbar Shark Tooth
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A broad, triangular tooth with fine serrations and a wide root, from one of Florida's most common coastal sharks.
- Typical size
- 0.5–1 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Usually legal to collect
- Handling
- Sharp edges
Loose shed teeth and fossil teeth from beaches are fine to keep.
Fresh teeth are genuinely sharp — handle by the root.
How to tell it apart
- Broad triangular crown, slightly angled
- Fine even serrations along both edges
- Wide, shallow root
Where to find these in Florida
Beaches rated very good or excellent for shark teeth. Each page shows today’s score, the best window and access details.
- Caspersen Beach · Venice
- Englewood Beach (Chadwick Park) · Englewood
- Fort Clinch State Park · Fernandina Beach
- Lighthouse Point Park · Ponce Inlet
- Stump Pass Beach State Park · Englewood
- Turner Beach · Captiva
- Venice Beach · Venice
- Amelia Island State Park · Amelia Island
- Anastasia State Park · St. Augustine
- Bethune Beach · New Smyrna Beach
- Brohard Paw Park · Venice
- Crescent Beach · St. Augustine
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