Natural History Specimens
Shark and Ray Jaws
Shark Jaws are one of the most fascinating natural history specimens, out of all the species walking, flying, slithering or swimming, there aren't many who have been around as long, survived as well, or come in so many shapes and kinds as the shark. The earliest evidences of sharks are isolated spines, teeth and scales that appeared about 430 million years ago in the Silurian Period, known as the "Age of Fishes". Sharks have a sleek, streamlined design which helps them swim without using up a lot of energy.They certainly need to conserve their energy because they never really sleep and most of them never stop swimming.
Some sharks are fierce predators, and would be happy to eat you if they encountered you. Almost any shark six feet or longer is a potential danger, but three species have been identified repeatedly in attacks: the Great White Shark, the Tiger Shark and the Bull Shark . All three live world wide, reach large sizes and eat large prey such as marine mammals or sea turtles. But most sharks never grow longer than five feet and never even see anyone with legs and arms anyway. People kill thousands more sharks every year than sharks kill people. Sharks take about as long to mature as we do. Some of them become adults in their teens. A mother shark carries her babies inside her body while they develop, sometimes for more than a year. Even so, some sharks are born inside an egg which they have to crack open. They spend early portions of their lives in nursery grounds. Some of the advantages sharks have over people is that they keep growing new teeth, they don't have breakable bones, and they are not prone to get cancer. Sometimes sharks are referred to as swimming computers because of the six senses which they possess: hearing, vibration, smell, taste and electro-perception.Purchase shark jaws as natural history specimens, we have the largest selection of shark jaws for sale on the internet. We have a wide selection of natural history specimens that come from all over the world. The specimens we sell are great for collectors. We have hard to find jaws like the Gangas River Shark, Angel shark we also carry common jaws like Black Tip and Silky for science projects, education departments of aquariums, museums and science teachers.
The jaws sold at RathbonesGifts.com are the by- products fishing/food industry. We believe in the sustainable use of our earth's resources. No sharks were killed solely for their teeth or jaws. This is the leftovers from someone's meal.
We also carry a wide selection of shark teeth necklaces both modern and fossil, Publications, collector stands, Ice Age Fossils, Megalodon teeth and other great items for both gifts and personal collections
All of our jaws are what is called collection grade jaws. Collection grade jaws are called this because they have been well clean but not fully prepped out. We have dozen of jaws and rays from all over the world.
list of Aquariums we sell to with links to there site
Information about Sharks :
Ancient Shark Classification Shark species and family order FAQ's about Sharks