| In the fossilisation process, the original organic parts of the shark's tooth are replaced by minerals such as iron pyrites and silica. |
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| The shark's job is to weed out the weaklings, the ill and the infirm and it is designed for that job. |
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| Yet, picky Cantonese discovered years ago that X.O. Excellence brandy perfectly complements their favourite shark's fin soup. |
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| One of the fossil's most intriguing aspects is the large, paired spines on the shark's pectoral fins, the side fins used for steering. |
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| The upper lobe of the shark's tail, however, is larger than the lower lobe. |
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| If you can work in scoring with the pool shark's wife, you're a true master of revenge. |
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| He has sprinter's speed, a card shark's confidence and playmaker's knack for action. |
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| One twelve-year-old was buried with a range of grave goods including a stone biface, bone awls, a shark's tooth, and barbed bone points. |
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| The shark's mouth is usually on the underside with the exception of the whale shark, Megamouth shark, frilled sharks and some carpet sharks. |
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| I painted the white checkerboard cowls, shark's mouth, and the name Butch, My Baby. |
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| Scientists attribute this remarkable longevity to the shark's superior physiological developments. |
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| Authentic menu items include delicacies such as shark's fin served in papaya encased in a custom-made silver container. |
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| The epaulette shark's slender body is slightly flattened with a rounded snout, two short nasal barbels, and large spiracles. |
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| This contrasts with the torpedo-like attacks on the seal, suggesting that the shark's goal is not predation. |
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| But the shark's sudden movement belied its previous immobility. |
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| The fins comprise only a minor portion of a shark's total body weight. |
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| Along the street behind the gates rows of shops sell fresh produce, including unusual items such as sacks of soybeans, sea cucumbers and shark's fins for soup. |
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| Stewed shark's fin in supreme soup, boiled bean curd with shrimps and sauteed sliced of eel in chilli sauce are a few examples of the popular local cuisine. |
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| Lifeguards flushed the shark's gills with fresh water to loosen its grip. |
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| Lampreys are often seen attached to them, although they are unlikely to be able to cut through the shark's thick skin. |
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| She and another pod member ate the shark's liver and allowed the rest of the carcass to sink. |
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| Batoid gill slits lie under the pectoral fins on the underside, whereas a shark's are on the sides of the head. |
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| It is too heavy for a leash and the skeg is triangular, solid and similar in shape to a shark's fin. |
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| The revolutionary material mimics backward-facing microscopic teeth of a shark's skin, which increase the flow of water and damp down drag. |
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| The secret behind the shark's skin is its dermal denticles, which look like tiny hydrofoils with V-shaped ridges. |
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| The skies will be filled with thousands of fish-shaped windsocks made by local schoolchildren, alongside a giant 20ft inflatable squid and a shark's head, to name but a few. |
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| The species name acanthias refers to the shark's two spines. |
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| Shark's Captain Loftus Jones won the Victoria Cross for his heroism in continuing to fight against all odds. |
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