(SJ150-4) Monster 30" Great hammerhead SHARK Jaw Teeth Sharks Sphyrna mokarran

Description

(
internal #SJ150-4)
Modern,
Great hammerhead shark (
Sphyrna mokarran
),
a
MONSTER GREAT HAMMERHEAD SHARK JAW
,
30" wide.
May be a record!
Measures a whopping 30" wide x 15" tall.
Principal teeth are 7/8" long x a remarkable 1" wide
TWO stingray barbs embedded (as shown with green tape)
The size indicates the very top of the size range for this species:  20 feet long.
Weight of jaw:  5 pounds.
Based on the size of the hammer on our smaller hammerhead head above (13" wide jaw, 30" wide hammer), the hammer on this shark was likely 84-90" wide.  THAT IS SEVEN TO SEVEN AND A HALF FEET ACROSS.
NOTE: RARE PATHOLOGICAL SPECIMEN.  Severe damage to the middle of the lower jaw.  We believe it was injured when caught on a longline and survived, and it healed this way.
Caught off the coast of Taiwan around 2012 before it was declared endangered.
Endangered species, CITES Appendix II as of September 14, 2014
This is one-of-a-kind in two respects:  the sheer size, and the pathological nature of the injury and healing of the lower jaw.
A real find
.
This is the exact jaw you will receive.
HAMMERHEAD (GREAT) SHARK JAWS
We haven't had one these jaws in quite some time. The largest species of hammerhead can grow up to 20 feet, now RARE!
THESE SHARKS ARE NOT CAUGHT FOR THEIR JAWS.  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.
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INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: There is a fee we are required to pay U.S. Fish & Wildlife to inspect the package going outside the United States.  I may be able to discount this off for you depending on the size of jaw, though I still have to pay the fee.  Or combine numerous jaws and I can discount it off.  Yes, I wish I did not have this fee requirement.  But it is the law.