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October 12, 2026 by Sharkophile Staff

How to find shark teeth: where to look, when to go and what to bring

Small dark fossil shark teeth and shells on wet sand beside a mesh sieve at low tide on a calm beach

Learn how to find shark teeth in Maryland, Virginia and Florida, with the best tides, simple gear, collecting rules and tips for sorting your finds.

Filed Under: Science Tagged With: ancient sharks, Florida, megalodon, sand tiger, shark teeth, Tiger shark

March 19, 2021 by Nathan Perisic

New shark species reveals new link between sharks and rays

A recent study discovers a new species of shark from the late Cretaceous period with ray-like qualities. Most sharks known today are streamlined predators. Modern sharks occupy marine ecosystems across the world, but there is little difference in their shape. In their new study, Vullo et al. find that this lack of variation is not […]

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: ancient sharks, new shark, rays, sharks and rays

May 25, 2020 by J. Scott Butherus

Vertebrae fossil sheds new light on extinct mega shark

University of Vienna researchers have determined that parts of vertebral column found in northern Spain belong to a long-extinct species of mega shark, the Ptychodontidae.

Filed Under: Biology, News Tagged With: ancient sharks

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