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"Shark teeth are highly specialised and unique to each species, making them useful tools for understanding past and present ocean conditions

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"Shark teeth are highly specialised and unique to each species, making them useful tools for understanding past and present ocean conditions. The shape, size, and wear patterns on shark teeth can tell scientists about the species’ feeding habits, habitat, and even changes in the ocean’s chemical composition." - Coutrney Cooper

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They have discovered that mercury is highest in sharks than any other marine life

Through studying shark teeth, scientists can conclude information about pollution.

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An average shark has 40-45 teeth in up to seven rows. Sharks lose teeth regularly and can go through 30,000 teeth in their lifetime.

Unlike fish, sharks can only swim forward. That is because their fins are stiff and cannot be controlled by muscles.

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Most sharks never sleep because they have to constantly pump water through their mouth over their gills to breathe or they will die.

The largest shark to ever live was the massive Megalodon that averaged 50 feet in length.

You can measure the age of a shark by counting the rings on its vertebrae.