Sharktooth Hill - Desmostylus - A Primitive Hippo-like Mammal

This catalog contains teeth from a rare Hippo-like mammal - Desmostylus herperus. The Sharktooth Hill site produces exceptionally large and very rare Desmostylus  teeth with a wonderfully preserved, enameled crown and a heavy root. The Sharktooth Hill site produces very few, but exceptional Desmostylus teeth. We are offering some the largest and highest quality teeth from this rare giant Hippo-like mammal. Have a look at this rare offering from the Bob Ernst collection. It is very unlikely that you have a Desmostylus in your Sharktooth Hill collection. These are some of Bob Ernst's best!

Note - all teeth sizes are length unless otherwise noted. Click on photos to enlarge. Catalog updated March  21, 2011. 

Item	Size	Price	Cat. No.	Comments
	3-5/8"  H (2-3/4" W)	$750	ST1041 New	A HUGE, very rare Desmostylus tooth from Sharktooth Hill with a massive root structure! The extra large chewing surface is incredibly preserved. This is an incredibly sized, complete tooth.  Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!    Reverse Photo.    Profile Photo.    Top Photo.
	2-5/8"  H (2-3/4" W)	$675	ST1042 New	An EXTRA LARGE, very rare Desmostylus tooth from Sharktooth Hill with a large root structure! The extra large chewing surface is incredibly preserved. This is an incredibly sized, complete tooth.  Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!    Reverse Photo.     Profile Photo.    Top Photo.
	1-3/4"  H (1-3/4" W)	$295	ST1043 New	A very rare Desmostylus tooth from Sharktooth Hill with a massive root structure! The extra large chewing surface is incredibly preserved. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!      Profile Photo.    Top Photo.
	1-1/4"  H (1-3/4" W)	SOLD	ST1045 New	A GEM, very rare Desmostylus tooth from Sharktooth Hill. This is an unerupted tooth with incredible detail! The extra large chewing surface is perfectly preserved. This is a complete tooth. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!     Profile Photo.    Top Photo.     Extra Top Photo.
	6-1/2"  H (1-1/2" W)	$425	ST1047 New	A HUGE, very rare Desmostylus tusk from Sharktooth Hill! This extra rare tusk show excellent detail. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!     Profile Photo.      Reverse Photo.
	2-3/4"  H (1-1/4" W)	$150	ST1048 New	A GEM, very rare Desmostylus tusk from Sharktooth Hill! This extra rare tusk show excellent detail. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. Museum Quality specimen!     Profile Photo.

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