The name "Great White" will forever be connected with the blockbuster movie known as
"JAWS"! The thought of a 21 foot shark swimming anywhere near where you might be swimming or fishing was a terrifying image! The vertebra and white tooth (2 inches long) in the picture above came from a Great White that died in 1974. It was over 18 feet long which is very large for a modern great white. About 2 to 6 Million years ago they grew to a whopping 30 plus feet long and carried a set of huge serrated teeth (2 3/4-3 1/4 inches long)!!! The upper left tooth is from Chile. The upper right one is from South Carolina. The lower left tooth is from Peru and the lower right one is from North Carolina.  |