Large Fossil Shark Tooth

Large Fossil Shark Tooth-each tooth is one of a kind, so the size and coloration will vary slightly-the average size of these specimens is 2". Each Fossil Shark Tooth comes packed in a clear plastic display/storage box with foam insert and information card.

There are over 350 species of sharks. New species are discovered every year. The largest complete shark's tooth ever found measures over 7". The largest shark, the Whale Shark, grows up to 46 feet, weighing up to 30,000 pounds. It is estimated that a single shark loses up to 10,000 teeth in its lifetime. Shark skeletons are composed of cartilage instead of bone, that's why the shark's teeth are the only parts found fossilized. Fossil Shark Teeth date from the Eocene to Cretaceous periods (40 to 110 million years ago).