Shark Tooth Hunting on the Carolina Coast

by Ashley Oliphant

Overview

This is a basic guide on how to find and identify fossil shark teeth from the coast of the Carolinas. It offers the basic information novices need to get started hunting fossil shark teeth and features an easy-to-use reference section that will allow for speedy identification of species commonly found on the coasts of North and South Carolina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561647286
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/10/2015
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	280,534
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Ashley Oliphant has spent the last 20 years searching the eastern seaboard for shark teeth. She has a Ph.D. in 20th-century American literature and serves as an associate professor of English at Pfeiffer University. A lifelong North Carolinian, a dedicated auto-racing enthusiast, and a vocal animal welfare advocate, she lives with her husband and son in Denver, N.C. She looks forward to one day retiring to a comfortable beach chair in Key West.

Table of Contents

1. What Are Fossil Shark Teeth?
Fossilization, Fossil Formations
2. How to Find Shark Teeth
Beach Renourishment, Beach Zones, Times and Conditions, Weather, Moon Phases, Tools
3. Where to Find Shark Teeth
North Carolina: Outer Banks, Emerald Isle, Hammocks Beach State Park, Onslow Beach, Topsail Island, Wrightsville Beach and Points South
South Carolina: The Grand Strand, Cherry Grove, Georgetown and Points South, Edisto Island
4. How to Identify Shark Teeth
Common Shark-Tooth Species Found on Carolina Beaches: Blacktip, Corax, Mackerel, Lemon, Sand Tiger, Tiger, Bull, Dusky, Hammerhead, Great White, Mako, Megalodon, Snaggletooth
Rare Shark-Tooth Species Found on Carolina Beaches: Extinct Tiger, Cow, Extinct Great White Species
5. How to Display Your Shark-Tooth Collection
6. Top 10 Things You Should Know about Sharks in the Carolinas

• Author’s Note: Big Shark, Small Town
• A Cocktail to Go
• Acknowledgements
• Works Cited and Consulted
• About the Author