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LARGE
COLORFUL GALEOCERDO
CUVIER ( TIGER SHARK ) TOOTH FROM UNCOMMON LOCATION
Orange
County - Central
Florida, U.S.A.
EARLY PLIOCENE PERIOD:
5.3 million years ago
From a land site in
Orange County, Central Florida, this is a colorful and large fossil tooth from Galeocerdo
cuvier, otherwise known as the Tiger shark. With its unique
ivory and burnt orange hue, it is a fine grade fossil tooth from a
unique provenance. Excellent quality, rare color and large
size. This tooth is well-suited for an advanced and well-rounded
fossil shark tooth collection seeking unusual specimens.
Attaining
lengths up to 20 feet long, the Tiger shark has been known to eat
literally ANYTHING! It is a true scavenger and tends to even
swallow many items that are indigestible. Some of the items that
have been found in the stomach of a Tiger shark are a large musical drum, beer
bottles, a sack of potatoes, dogs, overcoats, a drivers license, a cow
hoof, deer antlers and even a chicken coop still with feathers and bones
inside. The
Tiger shark is second only to the great white in terms of ferocity.
It is considered to be one of the most dangerous sharks due to its occurrence
in shallow water, large size, and indiscriminate eating habits.
Many fatal attacks on humans have been attributed to the Tiger shark.
Gestation for newborn
Tiger sharks are nine months like humans. Up to 82 pups are born
live and at 2.5 feet long, are immediately independent. The Tiger
shark gets its name from the distinctive
dark bands that run from the top of its back down its sides like a
tiger's stripes. This unique pattern is strongly evident in
younger sharks but fades as the creature ages.
The Tiger shark is found in temperate and tropical seas most commonly
along the coasts of South Africa, the Philippines, Australia, the Indian
and Pacific Oceans, and in the Caribbean waters. Preferring deeper water
by day and shallow, inland water at night. The Tiger shark
tolerates a broad range of different habitats and has been noticed in
rivers and small lagoons.
RARE
LOCATION AND COLOR - FINE GRADE SPECIMEN FOR ADVANCED COLLECTIONS!
1.25"
in length along the diagonal
SOLD
SH17-003
INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX
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