Nearly 25 years ago on an island off the Savannah River, Stewart Yarborough struck a fossil fanatic’s proverbial gold. A good friend had asked the Daufuskie native to go bottle-hunting – digging up ...
Tom Pierce’s hands move with precision as he wraps each black shark’s tooth with wire, laying them in a row on the glass counter. The process only takes a few minutes to create each piece of jewelry, ...
Megalodon teeth are the largest of all shark species. With teeth that can measure up to the size of a human hand, it is easy to imagine just how enormous these ancient sharks were. However, there is ...
It’s a sought after coastal souvenir, one that has beachgoers stooped over scanning the sand for the black, triangular shape that is the shark’s tooth. Social media is filled with Facebook groups ...
Kids are fascinated by sharks. Although they aren’t likely to come face-to-face with one of their favorite animals in the wild, they can touch these animals—without even getting wet. Your family can ...
Shark teeth are often considered the most common vertebrate fossils in the world, and for good reason. Each individual shark has rows upon rows of chompers that fall out and get replaced in conveyor ...
Standing tall with her eyes cast to the sand, Candra Workman can spot a shark tooth smaller than a dime in under a minute. She draws a circle around it using her index finger. Crouching down, focusing ...