Sharks are composed entirely of cartilage, with no bones unlike other fish. The cleaning and preparation of shark skulls is a very delicate and time consuming process, as the methodology used cannot be the same as for other fish. Meticulous scalpel work is necessary to remove all the flesh and tissue from the skull and then the skull is washed and whitened.
Once ready, it is removed from the solution and dried, ensuring that areas such as the eyeballs and otic canals are sufficiently immobilised to ensure drying without warping.
The jaw needs to be perfectly in balance with the rest of the skull and opened just enough for it to look natural.
At Elasmo-Morph, we clean and prepare shark skulls/jaws (and fish) of many different species including:
- Tiger Shark
- Hammerhead Shark
- Mako Shark
- Thresher Shark
- White Shark
- Port Jackson Shark
- Swordfish
