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Contents: 44 species of Shark jaws:
Great White,Tiger, Shortfin Mako, Longfin Mako, Spinner, Bull, Gulper, Grey Smooth-Hound,
Lemon, Copper, Blue, Cat, Dusky, Sharpnose Seven Gill, Japanese Wobbegong,
Spottail, Blacktip, Sandbar, White Tip Reef, Clouded Angel, Shark Ray, Zebra
Bullhead, Java, Night, Roughtail Stingray, Smooth Hammerhead, Great Hammerhead,
Scalloped Hammerhead, Silky, Small-tooth Sandtiger, Common Sandtiger, Bluntnose Sixgill, Big-eye
Sixgill, Kite Fin, Cowtail Ray, Pelagic
Thresher, Bigeye Thresher, Hemipristis, Draughts Board, Japanese Tope, Smooth
Hound, Chimera, Milk, Crocodile; Sold Great White head mount; Sold Great White
jaws, other shark jaws -display only, Weird Shark Photo Gallery
GREAT
WHITE SHARK JAW

This is a
great white shark jaw from a 15 foot male, caught on 8/22/82 in
Albany, Western Australia, Australia, 1.25 miles off Bornholm Beach.
It measures 25.5" wide x 25" tall. Principal teeth are
2-1/4" upper, 2-1/8" lower.
$18,900 |
Great white
shark head mount (see #S-945 below)

This gives you an idea of how many jaws we have

| HOW
THE JAWS ARE OBTAINED
All shark jaws are obtained from the legal
fishing industry in the Philippines and off the coast of India in the
Indian Ocean. These sharks are caught for their hides &
meat. The jaws & teeth are sold as a collectible to recycle 100%
of the shark.
We do not support sport fishing, illegal
taking of sharks, we don't even eat in restaurants that serve Shark Fin
soup due to the cruel and wasteful nature of shark finning. We do
not catch sharks ourselves. |
| TIGER
SHARK JAWS

(Galeocerdo cuvier)
Tiger shark is a predator shark, second
largest after the Great White for number of recorded attacks.
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S900-A
23-3/4" x 18-1/2" tall
$725 |
#S-900-B
29" wide x 15-1/4" tall, 1-3/8"
primary teeth
$1175 SOLD
|
#S-900-C
29" wide x 14-1/2" tall, 1-1/4"
primary teeth
$1175 |
#S-900-D
27 " wide x 15-3/4" tall,
1-1/8" primary teeth
$925 |


#S900-E
22-3/4" wide x 15-3/4" tall;
1-1/16" teeth
$665
|
#S-900-F
27" wide x 14-3/4" tall, 1-1/8"
primary teeth
$925 |
#S-900-G
26-1/2" wide x 14" tall, 1-1/8"
primary teeth
$885 |
#S-900-H
26" wide x 14-3/8" tall, 1"
primary teeth
$820 |
#S-900-I
26" wide x 14-7/8" tall, 1"
primary teeth
$820 |
#S-900-J
26" wide x 14-3/8" tall, 1"
primary teeth
$820 |
#S900-K
20-3/4" wide x 12" tall;
1-1/16" teeth
$525
|
#S900-M
17" x 10" $275
|
#S-900-N
26" wide x 15-1/4" tall,
1-1/16" primary teeth
$820 |
#S-900-O
25" wide x 16-1/4" tall, 1-1/8"
primary teeth
$760 |
#S-900-P
25" wide x 13-3/8" tall, 1"
primary teeth
$760 |
 #S900-T
5" wide x 3" tall (1/8"
teeth) $65
|
|
|
| Here
is what Paddy in New Zealand (Action Mounted Trophy Fish) did with one of
our tiger shark jaws:

Great job! |
| SHORTFIN
MAKO SHARK JAWS

(Isurus Oxyrinchus)
(how to tell the difference between
shortfin & longfin mako jaws? Easiest ID is that there is a GAP
between the 3rd & 4th upper teeth counting from the center)
If this doesn't look like the jaws in the Aliens movie with
Sigourney Weaver...Geez, I scared MYSELF when I saw the photo I just took. ALL the rows of teeth are active like fish hooks to hold
ANYTHING. What a great jaw for anyone that's into sharks!

Upper and lower jaw shown

Shortfin "sharp nose" Mako is
closely related to the Longfin Mako.
|
#S-901
Average size 8-1/4" wide x 6-7/8"
tall; 3/4" teeth
(11 available)
$60 each |
#S-901-A
Average size 10" wide x 7-3/4" tall;
7/8" teeth
(12 available)
$95 each |
#S-901-B
22" wide x 12-3/8" tall, 1-3/4"
primary teeth
$675 |
#S-901-C
22-1/8" wide x 12" tall, 1-3/4"
primary teeth
$675 |
#S-901-D
21-1/2" wide x 11-1/2" tall,
1-3/4" primary teeth, cartilage repair
$625 |
#S-901-E
21-1/2" wide x 11-1/4" tall,
1-3/4" primary teeth
$625 |
#S901-F
13-3/4" wide x 8" tall
$190 |
S901-G
13-14" wide x 12-1/2"
tall
$210 |
#S901-J
11-3/4" to 12" wide x 7 to
8-1/2" tall
(7 available)
$135 |
|
RARE HUGE SIZE
SHORTFIN MAKO JAW

#S901-K
RARE HUGE SIZE, EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
THESE LARGE MAKO JAWS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GET, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
REMOVE THE TEETH WHICH ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN THE JAW.
Principal teeth are 2-1/8" long. Jaw measures an incredible 29" wide
$1800 SOLD |
| LONGFIN
MAKO SHARK JAW

(Isurus paucus)
A distinction was never made between shortfin
and longfin until 1966; these are less common than the shortfin mako; how
to tell the difference between shortfin & longfin mako jaws?
Easiest ID is that there is NO GAP between the 3rd & 4th upper teeth
counting from the center
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-901-T
11" wide
$105 |

#S901-U
15-3/8" wide x 11" tall (note damage
on the back) $255 |
| SPINNER
SHARK JAWS

(Carcharhinus brevipinna)
The spinner shark is a
slender shark with a long pointed snout with a gray-bronze coloration and
white belly. Nearly worldwide range. A fast swimming, very active,
schooling shark that often leaps spinning out of the water (hence its
name) to catch prey. It swims rapidly upward through schools of fishes
with an open mouth, spinning along its long axis and snapping in all
directions, then it penetrates the surface after its feeding run. This
species is not dangerous to human beings, although it could be troublesome
to divers when spearfishing. Feeds primarily on fishes (sardines,
herrings, anchovies, lizardfishes, tunas, bonitos...) but small sharks and
rays, too.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
| |
#S902-J
Average 4" wide
(27 available)
$10 ea. |
#S902-K
Average 5" wide
(35 available)
$14 ea. |
| BULL
SHARK JAW

(Carcharhinus leucas)
Bull sharks or Whaler sharks are known for
their aggressive unpredictable behavior. They tolerate fresh water, though
they are not true freshwater sharks.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-903-A
24" wide $510
SOLD
|
#S-903-B
22-1/2" wide x 13-1/2" tall,
1-1/4" primary teeth
$325 |
#S-903-D
19-1/2" wide
$300 |
|

#S-903-E
22" wide x 12-1/2" tall, 1-1/8"
primary teeth
$325 |
|
|
| GULPER
SHARK JAWS

RARE "Gulper" shark (Centrophorus
granulosus), Highly unusual teeth, very collectible; 2-1/2" x 2-1/4".
Gulper shark is a large dogfish that has reflective green eyes. A deep dwelling shark down to 9000
feet, fished off the coast of NW Africa and West-Central Mediterranean,
these were caught off the coast of Pakistan. It eats lantern fish and other deep sea bony fishes.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
|
Average 2-1/4 x 2-1/4"

Top and bottom teeth shown below

Inside view:

#S-904-A Gulper
shark jaws (28 available).
$35.00 each |
| GREY
SMOOTH-HOUND SHARK JAWS

Grey
Smooth-hound Shark (Mustelus californicus)
shark jaw is
interesting and smooth, great collector item, not common!
3-3/4" x 2-1/2". A man once scared one to death by jumping
in its tank, here's the article:
http://ourfishinghole.homestead.com/SharkDies.html It
is a bottom dwelling shark, harmless to humans.

Upper
jaw shown |
#S-905 Grey
Smooth-hound Shark
16 available. $22.00 EACH |
| LEMON
SHARK JAW

Negaprion brevirostris
The lemon shark gets its name because of its
pale yellow brown coloring; inhabits coastal inshore waters from New
Jersey (US) to Southern Brazil, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the
northwestern Atlantic Ocean and along Senegal and the Ivory Coast of
Africa in the eastern Atlantic.
Lemon sharks only get 8 to 10 feet long and
live well in captivity, thus their behaviors are better know than other
sharks. The lemon shark is also known to form loose aggregations
and based on size and sex it have been seen congregating near docks
and fishing piers during the night, returning to deep water during the
day.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-906-A 4-3/4" wide x 4"
tall, excellent $60 |
#S-906-B
17-5/8" wide x 10" tall, 3/4"
primary teeth
$295 |
#S-906-C
17-5/8" wide x 10" tall, 3/4"
primary teeth
$295 |
#S-906-D
17" wide x 9-1/2" tall, 3/4"
primary teeth
$285 |
| Copper
shark or bronze whaler or Narrow tooth Shark
Jaw

(Carcharhinus
brachyurus)

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S907-B
16" wide x 10-1/4" tall $120 |
| Look
at the Bronze Whaler shark mount our customer Paddy Osborne in New Zealand
made using a similar jaw he purchased from us. Great work!

|
| BLUE
SHARK JAWS (rare)

Carcharhinidae, Prionace Glauca
(Requiem sharks)

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-908 8-1/4" wide x 9-3/4"
tall, 5 broken teeth on top left
$65 |
| Photos
of a Blue Shark catch & release 30 miles off the Washington USA Coast
(they are supposedly a warm water shark, though here they are in 1000 feet
of water that does not exceed 46 degrees F. any time of the year).
Scott chartered the boat for research to prove they were here, as the
Fisheries officially deny they range up this far. They chummed
for 3 hours and had over a dozen around the boat, some much larger than
the one in the photo. They also had a Porbeagle Shark in sight but
not on a line. The boat: Misty Blue Eyes.
Scott, with the Captain of the boat, Lori Pilgrim, holding the blue shark
before its release |
| CAT
SHARK JAWS

Family: Scyliorhinus, from off the coast of
the Philippines
Our SMALLEST jaw!
Upper and lower jaw shown

Cat shark is commonly called dogfish, with
over 110 species recorded.
|
#S-909 Average size 2"
wide x 1-3/8" tall
(19 available) $5.00 each
|
| CAT
SHARK and/or SPOTTED DOGFISH TAXIDERMY Full shark Family:
Scyliorhinus, from off the coast of
the Philippines
|
#S-909-1 20-1/2" long x 3-3/4"
wide
$89 |
#S-909-2 20-1/4" long x 3-7/8"
wide
$79 |
#S-909-3 17-3/4" long x 3-1/4"
wide
$69 |
| DUSKY
Shark
Jaw

Carcharhinus
obscurus

Upper and lower jaw shown

Dusky or Black whaler shark is one of the
larger species.
|
#S-910-A
10" wide x 8-1/2" tall, extremely
good jaw
$125
|
#S-910-C
20" wide x 12" tall
$265 |
#S-910-D
19" wide x 10-3/4" tall, 3/4"
primary teeth
$235
|
|
| SHARPNOSE
SEVEN GILL or Sevengill Cow Shark
Jaw

(Heptranchus
perlo)

Upper and lower jaw shown

Sharpnose sevengill is also known as
one-finned, perlon, snouted, and slender sevengill shark. Found in all oceans except the north
Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea. Found in waters up to 1870'
deep but also in deep channels & bays, and prefers rocky bottom
habitats. The Sharpnose is different from the other 7-gill sharks due to
the lack of black spots along its body. They grow up to 10' long and
236 pounds, life expectancy: 50 years. It sometimes hunts in packs,
an opportunistic predator that will eat almost anything (shark, dolphin,
bony fishes, humans). Its predators include the great white shark.
This is one of the few species of sharks with seven pairs of gill slits
whlie others usually have five.
|
#S-912
6-1/8" wide x 4" high $95 |
#S912-A
7-1/8" wide x 3-1/2" tall, 3/8 x
3/8" primary teeth
$115 |
| |
#S912-D
5-1/4 x 2-5/8"
$65 |
| JAPANESE
WOBBEGONG Shark
Jaw

(Orectolobus
japonicus)

Upper and lower jaw shown

Wobbegong shark is camouflaged with
symmetrical pattern making it look like carpet, thus being know as carpet
shark.
|
#S-913
7-1/4 x 4-1/4" $85 |
#S913-B
7-1/8 x 4"
$85 |
#S913-C
7-1/8 x 3-3/8"
$85 |
#S913-D
6-3/8 x 3-1/4"
$75 |
| SPOTTAIL SHARK JAWS

(Carcharhinus sorrah)
Shark has a distinctive large black
tip on pectorals, second dorsal fin and ventral caudal lobe. It
prefers coral reefs; they are often found in the Indian Ocean; it feeds on
fishes and octopi; a relatively small requiem shark, averages 5 feet
long. It is harmless to humans.
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-914-A
Average 4 x 3"
(37
available) $10 |

#S-914-D Average 8-3/4 x
4-1/2" (40 available) $26
ea. |
#S914-E
5-3/8 x 3-1/8"
(9 available)
$14 ea. |
 #S-914-F
6-3/8" x 4-5/8" (1/4"
teeth) $18 |
| COMMON
BLACKTIP SHARK JAWS

(Carcharhinus limbatus)
Upper and lower jaws &
inside lower jaw close up

Photo of Black tip shark at the Seattle
Aquarium, compliments of Scott & Liz:

Blacktip shark is a close relative to the
spinner shark.
|
#S915-A 12" wide;
(5 available)
$55 ea. |
| THE
CHOMP OF A BLACKTIP
Scott is a scuba diver and shark feeder for a
large aquarium, working under a private grant studying shark immune
systems. He was feeding a 5 foot female Blacktip shark,
wearing a chain mail gauntlet, pulling the fish back and forth the way you
and I would play with a dog and bone to make her work for her
supper. You can see the bruises on his right arm from her playful
bite.

Friend Liz is a trauma nurse, though she
reports that Scott generally tends to his own injuries most of the
time. She is also involved in his study.
Here is a May 2006 photo of them both, wearing
their shark tooth necklaces they got from us:

|
|
SANDBAR and/or BROWN SHARK JAW
(Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Upper and lower jaw shown
Sandbar shark is also known as the thickskin
shark and easily identified by its very high first dorsal fin. Also, one
of the world's biggest coastal sharks. |
#S-916-A
10" wide x 9" tall, bad teeth
$30 SOLD
|
| WHITE
TIP REEF SHARK JAWS

(Triaenodon obesus)

Upper and lower jaw shown

One of Heidi's favorites!
|
#S917-A
9-1/2 to 11" wide average x 6" tall
$60
|
#S917-B
3-3/4" long x 2-3/4" tall $16 |
| CLOUDED
ANGEL Shark
Jaw

(Squatina
nebulosa)

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S918-C
9-3/8" wide x 6-1/8" tall
$130 |
|
| SHARK
RAY Shark
Jaw

(Rhina
ancylostoma)

Upper and lower jaw shown

Shark ray is also known also the bowmouth
guitarfish and bowmouth wedgefish and is a relative to skates and rays.
|
| |
#S919-A
9" wide x 9-1/2" tall
$120 |
#S919-B
9" wide x 9-1/2" tall
$120 |
#S919-C
9" wide x 9-1/2" tall
$120 |
#S919-D
8" wide x 8-1/4" tall
$110 |
|
#S919-F RARE LARGE SIZE,
13" wide
$225 |
| SET
OF CLASPERS and SPINE from center top of head
Very weird, like a mountain range |
#S919-N
Spine is 12" long, claspers are
9-1/2" following curvature
$130 for the set |

#S919-P (single spine, 3 photos); 17"
long $60 |
| ZEBRA
BULLHEAD Shark
Jaw

(Heterodontus
zebra)

Upper and lower jaw shown

Unusual because
the front teeth are sharp to catch shrimp, the back teeth are grinders to
chew; rows of teeth so perfect and tiny, so MANY rows
|
#S-920-A
4-1/2" wide x 3" tall $85 |
#S920-C
4-7/8" wide x 3" tall $85 |
#S920-D
4" wide x 3" tall $85 |
#S920-E
3-3/4" wide x 2-7/8" tall $85 |
#S920-F
3-1/4" wide x 2-5/8" tall $65 |
#S920-G
2-5/8" wide x 2-3/4" tall $65 |
| JAVA
or PIGEYE SHARK (Pakistan)

Carcharhinus amboinensis

Upper and lower jaw shown
 |
#S-921
Measures 15-1/2" wide x 9-1/2"
tall $130 sold |
| NIGHT
SHARK JAWS

(Carcharhinus signatus) Relatively
rare, in 20 years of jaw business we have never had this species before. The
night shark is distinguished by its very long, pointed snout, longer than
the width of its mouth. This green eyed shark has a relatively small first
dorsal fin that starts behind the free rear tips of the pectoral fins. The
second dorsal fin is also small and low, starting just above the anal fin;
with a low interdorsal ridge between the first and second dorsal fins. The
moderately long pectoral fins are slightly sickle-shaped with narrowly
rounded ends. The night shark
typically feeds on squid and small bony fishes, including flyingfish,
scombrids, butterfishes, and sea basses.

Upper
and lower jaw shown 
|
#S922-A
8-3/4" wide x 7-1/4" tall with 2
broken teeth
$75 |
#S922-B
11" wide x 8-1/4" tall, perfect
$95
|
#S922-C
10-1/2" wide x 8-3/4" tall, multiple
broken teeth on top right
$90 |
| ROUGHTAIL
STINGRAY JAWS

(Dasystis centroura)
The roughtail stingray is typically found in
tropical to warm temperate waters of the North Atlantic; generally dwells
in muddy and sandy substrate. It can be found at a depth of up to 656 feet
(200 m) and in temperatures of 59 to 79°F (15 to 26°C).
Distinguishable characteristic of the roughtail stingray is its tail,
containing numerous rows of small thorns and is long, slender, and
whip-like.
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
 #S-923
4-3/4" wide x 2-1/4" tall $95 |
| SMOOTH
HAMMERHEAD
SHARK JAWS

(Sphyrna zygaena)
Smooth hammerhead is also known as Common,
Common Smooth, Round-headed, and Simple Hammerhead; relatively
common. Being as big as 16 feet long is the second largest of its
species to the Great hammerhead. Close relative to the Scalloped
hammerhead.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S924-A Average
6-7/8 to 7-1/2" wide x 5"
tall
(10 available)
$45 ea.
|
| GREAT
HAMMERHEAD
SHARK JAWS

(Sphyrna mokarran)
Upper and lower jaw shown
The largest species of hammerhead can grow up
to 20 feet, now RARE!
|
 #S924-M
17-3/4" wide x 11-1/4"
tall, 11/16" principle teeth
RARE!
$485 SOLD
|
| SCALLOPED
HAMMERHEAD
SHARK JAWS

(Sphyrna mokarran)
Scalloped hammerhead is also known as bronze,
kidney-headed or southern hammerhead and is the most common species of
hammerheads.
Upper and lower jaw shown
|
 #S924-N
9-3/8" wide x 6-1/2"
tall, 3/8" principle teeth
$75
|
#S924-O 7-7/8" wide x
5-1/2"
tall, 3/8" principle teeth
$65 |
| SILKY
SHARK JAWS

(Carcharhinus falciformis)
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S925-C
12-3/4 x 6-1/2"
$45
|
#S-925-J Average 6 x 4"
(17 available)
$15.00
each |
| SMALLTOOTH
SANDTIGER SHARK
(RARE!)

Odontaspis ferox,
of the family Odontaspididae, found on the continental shelf in all
tropical and subtropical oceans, at depths between 10 and 500 m. Its
length is up to 3.6 m.
The smalltooth sand tiger has a short, pointed
snout, small eyes, protruding spike-like teeth. It feeds on small
bony fishes, squid and crustaceans. Coloration is gray above, paler
gray below, sometimes with red spots on the sides.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|


#S926-A
18" wide x 16'1/2" tall (remains of shark
skin still attached are a real bonus! ** Not only a rare species but an
unusually LARGE size
$900 SOLD
|
#S926-C
16-1/2" wide x 9" tall
$725 |
#S926-D
12"
wide x 8-1/2" tall $375 |
#S926-E
18-1/2" wide x 14"tall, 1-1/4"
primary teeth Unusually LARGE SIZE! $875
SOLD |
| COMMON
SANDTIGER SHARK
Carcharias taurus

Photos from the Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle
Beach of this species:


|
 #S926-M
14" wide x 10" tall, 1" primary
teeth
RARE!
$525 SOLD
|
| SIX
GILL SHARK JAWS
(RARE!)

Highly unusual tooth formation.
The bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus
griseus, often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid
shark, growing to more than 5.4 m. (18 feet) long.
Many of its relatives are extinct. The
living species that are closest genetically include the dogfish, the
Greenland shark, as well as other six- and sevengilled sharks. There are
more closely related relatives in the fossil record than living species.
Some of the shark's relatives date back to 200 million years
ago.
Although sluggish in nature, the bluntnose
sixgill shark is capable of attaining high speeds for chasing and catching
its prey. Because of the bluntnose sixgill shark's large and diverse range
they have a wide variety of prey items. Their diet consists of a variety
of mollusks, crustaceans, Agnathans (which is a family consisting of
hagfish), and sea lampreys. They also dine on Cape anchovies, Pacific
salmon, various species of hake.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S927-B
22" wide x 10-3/4" tall, 1-1/8 x
3/4" primary teeth
EXTREMELY LARGE for this species!
$560 SOLD
|
#S927-C
16-1/2" wide x 9" tall $245 |
|
| BIG-EYE
SIX
GILL SHARK JAWS
Hexanchus nakamurai

Big-eye six gill is a close relative to the
blunt-nose six gill shark.

Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S927-M
7" wide x 3-1/2" tall, 1/2 x
1/4" primary teeth
$95 SOLD |
|
KITEFIN (black or seal shark) SHARK JAWS

(Dalatias licha)
AMONG THE WEIRDEST JAWS ON THE PLANET
An ordinary looking little shark with a BIG
BITE
(RARE!) relative of the nasty Cookie Cutter shark, awesome tooth
formation! They shed
a whole row of teeth at a time from the OUTSIDE, notice the two layers.
Found in the Eastern
Atlantic, from tropical West Africa to the Irish Atlantic slope; recorded
once from the American coast. Shark size: 40-60” long; 72” is the
longest recorded so far. Color: Dark chocolate, cinnamon, or violet brown
below as well as above; the upper surface sometimes with poorly defined
blackish spots; the dorsal and pectoral fins with pale or whitish edges,
the tail tipped with black. This is a deepwater shark that has an
extremely large liver so it can achieve neutral buoyancy. Harmless to
humans.
Upper and lower jaw shown

|
#S-933 5-1/4"
$145 SOLD |
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#S-933-B
4-7/8" $135 |
#S-933-C
4-3/8" $125 |
#S-933-D
4-3/8" $125 |
#S-933-G
3-3/4" $110 |
| COWTAIL
STINGRAY jaw

(Pastinachus sephen)
A large, plain, dark VENOMOUS
stingray with an angular snout and pectoral disc; tail long and
broad-based, less than twice body length, 1 or 2 long stings on tail,
further behind tail base than in most stingrays; unique hexagonal,
high-crowned teeth (the teeth are often tinged pink from eating sea
urchins of that color. It swims in the Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Persian
Gulf and South Africa to Micronesia, north to Japan, south to Melanesia
and the Arafura Sea
Found in lagoons, reef flats,
and reef faces, also in rivers far from the sea. Feeds on bony fishes,
worms, shrimp, and crabs. Ovoviviparous. Flesh utilized as food and skin
used for polishing wood, also caught by sport anglers, and the skin is
used in fashion accessories from wallets to pens.
Wonderful and Weird!

Upper and lower jaw shown

The teeth often take on a pink hue
due to the sea urchins they munch on. |
#S934-A
6-1/8 x 3-3/4" $145 |
#S934-B
5-3/8 x 3-7/8" $135 |
| PELAGIC
THRESHER SHARK JAW

(Alopias pelagicus)
Pelagic
thresher is the smallest of three thresher species.

Upper and lower jaw shown

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#S935
7-8" wide average x 4-1/2" tall
(4 available)
$50 ea. |
| BIGEYE
THRESHER SHARK JAW

(Alopias superciniosus)

Upper and lower jaw shown

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#S936
9-10" average width x 6" tall
(6 available)
$95 ea. |
| HEMIPRISTIS
(SNAGGLE TOOTH) SHARK JAW

(hemipristis elongatus)
Hemipistis is a weasel shark and can be up to
8 feet long.

Upper and lower jaw shown
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#S937
6 x 4"
$75 |
#S937-A 6-1/4" wide x
4-1/4"
tall, 5/8" principle teeth
$75 |
| DRAUGHTSBOARD
SHARK JAW

(Cephalocyllium umbratile)
The blotchy swell shark, Cephaloscyllium
umbratile, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the
subtropical western Pacific Ocean from Japan to the South China Sea, at
depths of between 20 and 200 m. It grows to about 1.2 m in length, and can
expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to
predators.
Draughtsboard shark has been reported as
having the ability to bark like a dog.

Upper and lower jaw shown
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#S938-A
3-5/8 x 2-1/4" average size
(2 available)
$65 ea. |
This is an awesome photo of a Draughtboard
shark embryo. |
| JAPANESE
TOPE SHARK JAW

(Hemitriakis japanica)
Japanese tope shark is in the hound shark
family, max. length is just over 3 feet long.

Upper and lower jaw shown

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#S939
3-1/4 x 2-3/8" average size
(3 available)
$32 ea. |
| SMOOTH
HOUND SHARK jaw

(Mustelus mustelus), male, 49 cm long
shark, gray sometimes with black spots, white belly. Bottom feeder,
shallow to deep water. Caught in the North Sea off Herne Bay,
Kent, England |
#S-940-A
1-3/4" long x 1-1/4" tall $15 |
| CHIMERA
JAW

(Hydrolagus
colliei)
Also known as the Spotted ratfish, ghost
shark, or, rabbitfishes, part of the
Chimaera family of cartilaginous fish. Related to sharks and rays
in the class Chondrichthyes but separated from them as the subclass
Holocephali. Considered by some a transitional fish from bony to
cartilaginous.
In Greek
mythology, was a creature made of a lion, a goat, and a snake. It is a
truly ugly, grotesque and fascinating fish, looking like a rat, cow and
rabbit put together. Instead of teeth, it has two rabbit like
chewing ridges, and large green marble-like eyes.

Upper and lower jaw shown

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#S941-B
3-3/8 x 2-14 x 2" wide $60 |
#S941-C
4 x 2-3/4 x 2-3/8" wide $65 SOLD |
#S941-E
2-3/4 x 2 x 2" wide
$55 |
#S941-F
3 x 2-1/2 x 2" wide
$55 |
| MILK
SHARK jaws

(Rhizoprionodon acutus)
A requiem shark of the family
Carharhinidae

Upper and lower jaw shown

$30 each |
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#S942-C
2-3/4 x 1-1/2" |
#S942-D
3-3/4 x 2-1/4" |
#S942-E
3-1/4 x 2" |
| CROCODILE
SHARK

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
RARE, Unusual!
Crocodile shark is the smallest
living species of mackerel sharks
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 #S-943
4" long x 5" tall, 1/2" primary
teeth (6 available) $115
each |
| Nurse
shark jaw (display only)
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)

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RARE!!
GREAT WHITE SHARK HEAD MOUNT
(Carcharodon carcharias)
with a GENUINE GREAT WHITE SHARK JAW
This mounted great white shark head
was caught by Clive Green in April of 1975 off the coast of Albany
Australia. The shark weighed 2622 pounds and measured 15'
9". The actual jaws were used in this mount--the teeth are
REAL. The fiberglass head is professionally done, extremely
realistic, superb coloration.
This shark also has the distinction
of being the last legal great white shark jaw/mount exported from
Australia to the U.S. under the Environment Australia Management
Authority. Copies of the Export/Import CITES permit are included
with this purchase.
Mounted on varnished solid wood
display piece, weighs 73 pounds. Measures 34" tall x 30"
wide x 35" from wall mount. Largest primary teeth measure a
full 2-1/16" long.
Left & right sides.

Note the proportion to Glenn on the right,
friend Bob on the left. Last views are from the top and
bottom. Notice the excellent wrinkling effect on the lower jaw.

Close-up of the nose - note the nostril and
the ampullae of Lorenzini and the exposed gum surface, again the realistic
wrinkled effect.

Note the texturing of the surface palate of
the mouth and inside of the lower jaw

Close up of right quadrant of teeth, and ruler
next to one of these principal teeth, 2-1/16":

Photos of upper right & left quadrants of
teeth:

And lower right, center and left areas of
teeth:

Up to 3 rows of teeth visible, (4 rows towards
the corners of the jaw, not shown). All genuine and original.

This extraordinary specimen has been in Mr.
Green's personal collection since 1975 when this magnificent great white
was caught. Due to Mr. Green's failing health, we acquired this
directly from him, making us the only person other than Mr. Green to own
this. We have consulted with several experts in the field to
determine the true value of this most rare item. We were advised there
were two ways to do this:
ONE being the removal of the jaw from the
mount (taking approximately 6 months and $3500 to accomplish). Once
removed, considering only 3 rows to be salvageable (any others would be a
plus), the tooth sizes would be as follows:
Nine 2-1/16"
Twelve 2"
Six 1-7/8"
Nine 1-3/4"
Six 1-5/8"
Nine 1-1/2"
Eighteen 1-3/8"
Six: 1-1/4"
Six 1-1/8"
Nine 1-1/16"
Twelve: 1"
The cumulative retail value of these 102 teeth
is $32,490 (check Sharks page 4 for current retail values)
OPTION TWO: Selling it as a rare
one-of-a-kind collectible, leaving it intact, which we have decided to
do. Out of respect to the shark, we felt this was the most honorable
thing to do.
$19,500 plus actual Fedex insured
freight
SOLD-Don, here it is in its new home:
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| GREAT
WHITE SHARK JAW
(sold)
Yes, a genuine Carcharodon Carcharias
like in the movie Jaws.
Measures 22" wide x 18-1/2"
tall, with 1-7/8" principal teeth; we acquired it in February '06 from a
private collector near Washington D.C. It stands 12" from the
wall.
This jaw has been professionally restored by
Dr. Gordon Hubbell.



$7800.00 sold
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Dear Where on Earth,
Thank you for sending the shark
jaw from my Grandma. I won't let my dog eat this one, but he was trying
to when we were taking the pictures. I really like the shark jaw and
will keep it in a good spot.
Ainslee Bessmer, age 8
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| Here's
customer Suzanne's purchases of shark jaws from us and other ocean
critters in her collection with the new netting that shows them off:

Thanks for sharing! |
| WEIRD
SHARK PHOTO GALLERY |

The goblin (or elfin) shark
(Scapanorhynchus, also known as Mitsukurina owstoni)
is truly a living fossil! Thought to be extinct for 90 million years, it
was rediscovered in 1898. This has won our UGLIEST SHARK CONTEST, hands
down, don't you think?
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This Megamouth Shark
(Megachasma pelagios) is only one of two specimens ever
found, one off Hawaii and one off California. The teeth are very small and
needle-like. It feeds on plankton. This shark won the BIG MOUTH
contest. Then in November 2002 I got this photo of a megamouth tooth,
which is quite rare .. 
Picture of a megamouth tooth found here on the East coast, photo
taken at a fossil show here in Myrtle
Beach, 2002. |

These sand tiger sharks photographed on the Aliwal Shoal off the coast of Africa
are an orthodontist's nightmare! They can't even close their mouths if
they wanted to! You can see why they're also called "Raggies",
short for spotted ragged-tooth shark. Whatta mug! |

This
tiger shark jaw is
HUGE - this is at the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum in Myrtle Beach - there
is no measurement on the sign - but I'm glad there's no shark attached to it
anymore! |
 
The Cookie Cutter Shark (Isistius brasiliensis) wins the prize for the most
MOXIE. This gutsy shark is one of the smallest in the shark world, yet he
takes cookie-cutter looking plugs of flesh from giant whales (second photo) and
have even left similar marks on SUBMARINES! Not to mention serious damage
to fiber optic cables laid on the sea floor - YUM!
Last photo of teeth,
compliments of Joanne Panek-Dubrock from the North Carolina Fossil Club,
exhibiting at the Aurora Fossil Festival, N.C. at the Aurora Fossil Museum
He's a close relative of the KITEFIN SHARK
(look above), great cutters he's got there!
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This is an abnormally long tail (5 feet high) of a
Thresher Shark caught
by Zane Grey, reported by his son Loren Grey in the book "Shark - The
Killer of the Deep" that I thought was quite interesting. He
described the shark as having bulbous eyes on top of its head that rotated like
an iguana's eyes so it could see its own tail, and had been seen beating a small
whale to death with its tail while biting it at the same time. |
| PRICKLY
SHARK

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| OTHER
WEIRD MARINE CRITTERS !! |
| BLACK
DRAGONFISH

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BLOB
FISH

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CHIMAERA
FISH

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CHIMAERA
PUP

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| OREO
DORY

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FANGTOOTH

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FIREFLY
SQUID

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LIZARD
FISH

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| VIPER
FISH

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| WEIRD
SHARKS at the
Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park,
Colorado |
| Cretoxyrhina
shark jaw, associated vertebrae & teeth. This shark was
nicknamed the "Ginsu shark" after the kitchen knife that
"slices & dices", it was such a large (up to 25' long) &
fearsome predator shark. Serrated teeth measured up to 2" long.


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| Associated
vertebrae of the Squalicorax shark, another Extinct Cretaceous age shark

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Helicoprion
shark with the strangest curled bottom jaw you've ever seen (See Sharks
page 15 for more photos of this)

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Shark
coprolite (poop!)

Even SHARK PUKE:

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News
from New Zealand:
AUCKLAND (AFP)
November 19, 2003- Two fishermen have
delivered shark pups after their net caught and killed a 5.5-metre (18-foot)
long great white shark, it was reported.Fishermen Dwayne Havord and Daniel
Scott found the dead shark in their net 45 kilometres (28 miles) from downtown
Auckland, the New Zealand Herald reported. After they cut it out of
the net, Scott said they saw it was pregnant and the pups were moving around
inside.
"I've never really
birthed a great white before," Scott said. We
made an incision and found four pups." Two
were dead but the other two were alive and they swam away."We felt good
about that."
Department of Conservation
marine ecologist Clint Duffy said it was a rare catch with only about 10 cases
of pregnant great whites being caught.
"I would have loved to
have seen it but the fishermen did everything right. I think they felt pretty
sad about it."
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HUGE, RARE SIZE OF JAW
& TEETH, MUSEUM QUALITY: 25-1/4" wide x 20-1/2" tall,
principal teeth are 2-1/4"!! Close up of teeth shown top &
bottom.
Sold to Dan - Photo
of this jaw in collector his office (far right): 
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