s970-29) 3/8" upper + 3/16" lower Rare Modern Kitefin black or seal SHARK tooth

Description

(Internal #S970-29
)  This is a Modern Kitefin shark
(
Dalatias licha
)
teeth,
SMALL PAIRS OF ONE UPPER AND ONE LOWER, a
verage 3/8" upper and 3/16" lower
.
Great for the collector!
KITEFIN (black or seal shark) SHARK TEETH -
LOWER TEETH
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
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