Help ID this set of shark jaws?

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Toxicitea

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Sorry the pictures are of poor quality. I would really like to know who these belong to, just out of curiosity. I've been looking and comparing these to numerous pictures online. and they kind of remind me of the silky shark. If you could help, that would be lovely! Thank you!

This is the front of the jaws:
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The back:
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Top teeth (serrated and angled):
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Bottom teeth (no serrations):
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It looks to be from a Carcharhinid of sorts. I'd guess C. longimanus, C. galapagensis, C. obscurus, or C. plumbeus since all of those have triangular-ish teeth up top and pointy teeth on the bottom.
 
It would be a lot easier if they were still atached to the shark. :D
On that note....where is the rest of the fish?
 
It looks to be from a Carcharhinid of sorts. I'd guess C. longimanus, C. galapagensis, C. obscurus, or C. plumbeus since all of those have triangular-ish teeth up top and pointy teeth on the bottom.

Thank you so much for your input! :) I wouldn't be surprised if it was a white tip.

---------- Post added November 19th, 2012 at 03:02 AM ----------

It would be a lot easier if they were still atached to the shark. :D
On that note....where is the rest of the fish?

That would definitely make things a whole lot easier, wouldn't it? Haha. :D
I have no clue what happened to the rest of the poor thing. Someone gave the teeth to my brother, and he gave them to me knowing that I adore sharks.
 
No worries! I just figured I would have a little fun with this one. I would love to have a really nice set like that, but it would make me sad knowing I would never see that one while out diving. Sharks are really neat creatures, and it's cool that your brother thought of you like that!
 

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