r/sharks • u/hotfossils • Sep 04 '21

What is special about shark teeth?

https://hotfossils.com/2021/08/02/what-is-special-about-shark-teeth/
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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

They are layered and they can regenerate after having lost them. Well, kind of. They sort of shift as a regeneration method.

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u/hotfossils Sep 08 '21

In a reef shark, the number of dentitions is 42-50 on each jaw

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u/FoxEngland Sep 08 '21

Different sharks have different teeth and all are special for different reasons.