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  2. Salt gland - Wikipedia

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    The salt gland is an organ for excreting excess salts. It is found in the cartilaginous fishes subclass elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, and skates), seabirds, and some reptiles. Salt glands can be found in the rectum of sharks. Birds and reptiles have salt glands located in or on the skull, usually in the eyes, nose, or mouth.

  3. Shark tooth - Wikipedia

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    Most of the teeth found here range from 3 to 10 million years old. [13] Near New Caledonia, up until the practice was banned, fishermen and commercial vessels used to dredge the sea floor for megalodon teeth. In the state of Georgia, shark teeth are found so often that they decided to make shark teeth the official state fossil in 1976. [18]

  4. Searching for shark teeth in SC? Tips you were told may be ...

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    The really dark shark teeth, Dunn said, are millions of years old and more commonly found. The lighter teeth, beige or pearly in color, fell out more recently.

  5. Shelton, who has hunted sharks teeth and fossils for over thirty years frequently provides educational talks about the hobby at local museums runs the Myrtle Beach Shark Teeth Facebook page. Jan ...

  6. Shark anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Shark teeth are strong and made of enamel. Many sharks have 3 rows of teeth. These teeth are embedded in the gums, not the jaw. [10] Sharks are born with teeth that are constantly being replaced. Teeth are replaced every two weeks, approximately. [10] The shape of the teeth determine the diet of the shark.

  7. Where are the best NC beaches for finding shark teeth ... - AOL

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    Garden & Gun named an NC beach one of the best for collecting shark teeth, but that barely scratches the enamel on the growing dental pastime. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support ...

  8. Euryhaline - Wikipedia

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    In addition, salt marsh plants tolerate high salinities by several physiological mechanisms, including excreting salt through salt glands and preventing salt uptake into the roots. Despite having a regular freshwater presence, the Atlantic stingray is physiologically euryhaline and no population has evolved the specialized osmoregulatory ...

  9. Orthacanthus - Wikipedia

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    Teeth associated with Diplodus, a genus of sharks, was found in the Carboniferous slates of England in Stafford, Carluke, and Burdiehouse, and in Nova Scotia. [9] A well preserved impression from Ruppelsdorf, Bohemia, was described by Goldfuss, and in a separate paper, the same specimen was described under the name Xenacanthus dechenii .