| Shark tooth hunting tips - How to find sharks teeth: | | | | Color – for fossilized shark teeth, the color of the |
| Advice on how to find sharks teeth from a weekend | | | | teeth will depend upon the materials in which the |
| fossil hunter | | | | original teeth were buried. I have seen pictures of |
| How to find shark teeth: | | | | teeth fossils ranging in color from that of very light |
| The locals seem to have a knack for spotting shark | | | | sand, to brown or gray, to pitch black. In Myrtle |
| teeth on the beach, many of whom keep jars full of | | | | Beach, the teeth that turn up are largely pitch black. In |
| teeth they have found over the years. Having | | | | fact, when wet, they generally have a shine to them, |
| recently moved to the beach, I wanted to acquire | | | | almost like wet black spray paint. For the Myrtle |
| some of the skills of the natives, including fishing, surfing | | | | Beach area, color may be the most important factor |
| and finding shark teeth. After walking with a local | | | | to target. |
| who stopped several times to pick up shark teeth | | | | Shape – Based on the movie Jaws, the cartoon |
| during our conversation, I decided that it shouldn’t | | | | character Mister Jaw, and what I learned from |
| be too difficult. | | | | billboards, I began searching for triangle shaped |
| After taking 10-20 walks with my dog, while constantly | | | | objects. It turns out that not all teeth are shaped like |
| looking down, I hadn’t found a single tooth. While | | | | triangles. In fact, most teeth I have found are not |
| having no formal training beyond high school in either | | | | neatly triangular in profile. Some internet research |
| biology or physics, I believe in the scientific method and | | | | quickly revealed that the different shapes of teeth |
| wanted to solve the mystery of why locals could find | | | | reflect different species of shark. Perhaps more |
| teeth so easily. The following lessons reflect what I | | | | importantly, it is common for a portion of the gum to |
| have learned, observed, or hypothesized from taking | | | | be attached to the teeth, which, depending on how |
| daily walks on the beach. | | | | much gum is there, can give the tooth a very odd and |
| Lesson 1 | | | | non-triangular outline. |
| What do sharks teeth look like? I have never seen an | | | | Good Luck. More lessons will follow soon. |
| actual fresh white shark tooth on the beach, but have | | | | "Buddy" R. |
| found many fossilized sharks teeth. | | | | |