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The simplest answer is that Florida used to be completely covered with water which isn't surprising given how low the elevation is state wide. Since sharks have existed in and around FL for over 400 million years and lose their teeth so often, it's no surprise there are so many to be found. Their teeth can also be found in other places on land but the springs are clear and with the flow of the water it allows for fairly minimal sediment build up leaving the fossils and teeth fairly easy to find.
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Good beaches in floida to find shark teeth?
i lov eshark teeth , so i was wondering if i could know where to find shark teeth at pass-a-grill beach. Thanks
Where can you find tons of fossil shark teeth in the US?
The Carolinas have lots of fossil shark teeth, even megladon, mostly in the swamps near the coast.
Can you find sharks teeth in Galveston?
Yes, I find shark teeth all the time on the beaches of Galveston!
How can authorities find out the type of shark that attacked?
By the teeth marks left behind, the type of shark can be narrowed down.
Why is losing a tooth not a problem for a shark?
They have several rows of them and, unlike humans, there teeth came regrow as many times as is needed in the life of the shark. On a beach near me you can find shark teeth all the time on the sand.
How do you find shark teeth in Florida?
Venus Beach on Florida's west coast
Where do you find shark teeth?
the most common place is in a sharks mouth, but you don't really want to look there, so if you want to find teeth look on beaches in around shark seas and oceans, they often get washed up.
Could you find any shark teeth at ocean shores?
Yes, if the shark by any chance lost so teeth somehow it could possibly en up on an ocean shore
Where is the best place to find Shark Teeth?
look in places where sharks come a lot
How can you tell the difference between tiger shark and the blue shark teeth?
Scientists have a special tool to help them find out what species the shark was, how old it was when the tooth was lost, and if the shark had any diseases or sicknesses.
Where can you find glass?
you can find glasses in the ocean near a shark. the shark migt be wearing your glasses. A shark is a type of fish with two heads and no teeth. Sharks like it when you pet them especilly near the mouth area.
Why are sharks teeth black that you find?
Shark teeth are made up of calcium phosphate, which is the mineral apatite. Although shark teeth are sturdier than the cartilage that makes up their skeleton, the teeth still disintegrate over time unless they are fossilized. This is why you rarely find white shark teeth on a beach. Shark teeth are preserved if the tooth is buried, which prevents decomposition by oxygen and bacteria. Shark teeth buried in sediments absorb surrounding minerals, turning them from a normal whitish tooth color to a deeper color, usually black, gray or tan. The fossilization process takes at least 10,000 years, although some fossil shark's teeth are millions of years old! Fossils are old, but you can't tell the approximate age of a shark tooth simply by its color because the color (black, gray, brown) depends completely on the chemical composition of the sediment that replaced the calcium during the fossilization process.
