How Do You Identify Fossil Sharks Teeth?
When you are walking down the beach you may find a fossilized sharks tooth. But if you are like me you wonder what kind of shark the tooth belonged to. Fossilized shark teeth usually have a black root with a grayish crown. Here is a list of common fossil sharks teeth found in the United States. This is a Megalodon tooth. Look for a tooth that is 3 1/2 to over 5 inches tall. They are triangular, thick and finely serrated. If you find one of these you are very lucky! This shark lived 25 to 1.6 million years ago, during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. He was 50 to 100 feet long. A single tooth can sell for $20,000.00. This is a Sand Tiger Shark tooth. Look for a fossilized shark tooth that is long and pointy with long and curved roots. Next to the root there are 2 to 4 cusplits which could be broken off. This Sand Tiger Shark lived in the Miocene Epoch which is 65 million years ago to 2.6 million years ago. This is a White Shark tooth. Look for the tooth to be triangular, flattened, and
