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  2. Fish jaw - Wikipedia

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    [34] [35] [36] Shark teeth are embedded in the gums rather than directly affixed to the jaw as in some fish. [37] Shark teeth form within the jaw move outward in rows until they are eventually dislodged in a manner similar to a conveyor belt. [38] Their scales, called dermal denticles, and teeth are homologous organs. [39]

  3. Tiger shark - Wikipedia

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    The tiger shark is the only species in its family that is ovoviviparous; its eggs hatch internally and the young are born live when fully developed. [7] Tiger Sharks are unique among all sharks in the fact that they employ embrytrophy to nourish their young inside the womb. The young gestate in sacks which are filled with a fluid that nourishes ...

  4. Hydrocynus goliath - Wikipedia

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    On average each of its teeth can grow up to 2.5 cm (1 in), [4] according to biologist and television presenter Jeremy Wade, [8] which is comparable to the tooth size of a Great White shark. These massive jaws and teeth are what sets this species apart from all other tigerfish of the genus Hydrocynus and make for easy identification, especially ...

  5. Chinese fish fossils take a bite out of mystery of origin of jaws

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    For human beings and 99.8% of our fellow vertebrates, having jaws is an integral part of life. Researchers on Wednesday described the earliest-known vertebrates that possessed jaws as revealed by ...

  6. The Fish With Lethal Weapons for Teeth - AOL

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    Once it reaches a small shrimp or fish, it unhinges its enormous jaw to impale the creature and trap it inside its mouth. When it has caught its prey, it shuts its mouth and the little fish stays ...

  7. Shark bites spiked on Hilton Head in July, lifeguards say ...

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    Hilton Head Island lifeguards received three reports of apparent shark bites in July. ... the shore as they feed on schools of fish. Most weigh about 50 pounds — “just not big enough to do the ...

  8. Gnathostomata - Wikipedia

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    Osteichthyes is divided into the ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) and lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii). The oldest known fossils of bony fish are about 420 million years ago, which are also transitional fossils, showing a tooth pattern that is in between the tooth rows of sharks and bony fishes. [22] Tetrapoda: Tetrapods

  9. Fla. Man Bitten by Shark on Same Beach He Was Attacked 11 ...

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    Related: Florida Named as Shark Attack Capital of the World — with U.S. Waters the Global No. 1 for Bites Meanwhile, the surfer’s recent shark attack saw a seven or eight-foot tiger or bull ...