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A rare, EXTRA LARGE, GEM Quality Anzu wyliei hand (manus) claw from the Hell Creek Fm. of SE Montana. A February Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell". A fantastic manus claw. This is 1st manus claw which is largest and most robust; often referred as the "thumb". Excellent rich brown color and patina. This specimen has incredible preservation - no pitting, nicks or wear. All surfaces are fantasic - very rare. Note - a small tip area was professionally restored which is typical for most Hell Creek claws. The repair is quite small with the repaired area being 5 mm on the right facing side of the tip. On the left facing side of tip, it is 1-2 mm. This is top quality, collector's claw from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. A very special Museum Quality specimen. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. This is one of my finest dinosaur claws that I have had. The BEST!

DA01       Size: 3-11/16" (straightline)    Size: 4-5/8" (curve)   Proximal end height: 1-7/8" 

Note - Adding 6 Anzu wyliei claws in February.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

A very rare,Top Quality Anzu wyliei finger from the Hell Creek Fm. of SE Montana. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell", a large Hell Creek Fm. oviraptor. This is the 2nd finger with a non-assciated manus claw and digit. The manus claw is GEM quality (flawless). Excellent rich brown color and patina. All surfaces are fantasic - very rare. This is top quality, collector's Anzu finger from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA24      Claw Size: 1-1/4" (straightline) Powder River Co. ; Digit Size: 1-1/8"  Garfield Co.

Note - Adding 6 Anzu wyliei claws in February.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

A very rare,Top Quality Anzu wyliei finger from the Hell Creek Fm. of SE Montana. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell", a large Hell Creek Fm. oviraptor. This is the 2nd finger with a non-assciated manus claw and digit. The manus claw is top quality with some crack fill. Excellent rich brown color and patina. All surfaces are fantasic - very rare. This is top quality, collector's Anzu finger from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA23      Claw Size: 1-7/16" (straightline)  ; Digit Size: 1-13/16"  

Note - Adding 6 Anzu wyliei claws in February.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

A very rare,Top Quality Anzu wyliei finger from the Hell Creek Fm. of So. Dakota. A september Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell", a large Hell Creek Fm. oviraptor. This is the 2nd finger with a non-assciated manus claw and digit. The manus claw is top quality with minor crack fill. Excellent rich brown color and patina. All surfaces are fantasic - very rare. This is top quality, collector's Anzu finger from the Hell Creek of So. Dakota. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Harding Co., So. Dakota. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA22      Claw Size: 1-7/8" (straightline)  ; Digit Size: 2-5/16"  

Note - Adding 6 Anzu wyliei claws in February.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

A very rare,Top Quality Anzu wyliei finger from the Hell Creek Fm. of Montana. A september Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell", a large Hell Creek Fm. oviraptor. This is the 1st finger with a non-assciated manus claw and digit. The manus claw is top quality with 3/16" of the tip professionally  restored. Excellent rich brown color and patina. All surfaces are fantasic - very rare. This is top quality, collector's Anzu finger from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA21      Claw Size: 2-3/4" (straightline)  ; Digit Size: 2-5/8"  

Note - Adding 6 Anzu wyliei claws in February.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

An ultra rare, Thalassocnus, a Swimming Sloth, manus (hand) claw from the Bahia Inglesia Formation, Copiapo, Chile. A May Fossil of the Month. This sloth lived on the west coast of So. America during the late Miocene age. This claw is a near complete with minor erosion along the upper edge and back end. Both areas have minor restoration. Fantastic color and preservation. Authenticity guaranteed. I have not seen a swimming sloth claw for sale before. This is all of the sloth material that I have from 15 years ago! A rare collector's claw. This is my one and only hand claw!

C931          Size: 2-1/2"  (1-1/8" height, 7/16" wide)

A Top Quality Ankylosaurid ungual from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Ankylosaurids had their body covered with this bony armor. This is a ungual (hood core) from a juvenile Ankylosaurid . The bone is excellent quality with excellent color and patina. No cracks or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Horseshoe Canyou Fm., Alberta, Canada. Authenticity guaranteed. A collector's quality Ankylosaur ungual. Disposition number 000028-0000029.

DK20c         SIZE: 1-7/8"  x  1-5/8" 

Note - Adding 17 Canadian bones & teeth in April 2025.    Link to Canadian Dinosaur fossils catalog

"The Color Collection - North of the River"  An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY, upper jaw anterior Isurus planus tooth from the Sharktooth Hill area, California. This tooth is displayed on its original Round Mountain silt matrix along with a 5-1/4" whale bone. Beautiful blue crown with an excellent brown colored root. Excellent preservation. A Middle Miocene age tooth. Incredible color!  An excellent collector's Mako tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. This is a great display piece from the Ernst West Quarry.

ST301M            SIZE: 1-3/4"  (plus a 5-1/4" whale bone)

Note - Adding 34 colorful Isurus planus teeth in January 2022.  -->  Link to Isurus planus teeth.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An ultra rare, Top Quality Trierarchuncus prairiensis, an Alvarezsaurid dinosaur, hand (manus) claw from the Hell Creek Fm. of SE Montana. Trierarchuncus prairiensis means the "Captian Hook" since they possessed a single claw on each arm. An excellent manus claw with rich brown color and patina. This specimen has incredible preservation - no pitting, nicks or wear. All surfaces are excellent - rare. Note - this claw is missing some of the proximal. A top quality, collector's claw from the Hell Creek of Montana. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Garfield Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a gem jar will be included. 

DA31       Size: 3/4"

An Ultra Rare, GEM QUALITY Spinosaurus aegyptiacus foot (pes) claw from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. An excellent pes claw with an incredible natural red color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or wear! Fully inflated. The articulated end is complete. No repair or restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's claw. Authenticity guaranteed. I do not see fine quality Spinosaurus claws very often and this is an exceptional one. Spinosaurus claws with this quality are extremely rare. A Perfect Spinosaurus claw. The best that I have seen!  

M1250h     Size: 2-11/16"  (straightline)  ;  1" (proximal end height)

Note - Adding 6 top quality Spinosaurus claws in October 2025   ->  Link to Spinosaurus fossils

An Ultra Rare, EXTRA LARGE,  GEM QUALITY Spinosaurus aegyptiacus foot (pes) claw from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. An excellent pes claw with an incredible natural red color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or wear! Fully inflated. The articulated end is complete. No repair or restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's claw. Authenticity guaranteed. I do not see fine quality Spinosaurus claws very often and this is an exceptional one. Spinosaurus claws with this quality are extremely rare. A Perfect XL Spinosaurus claw. The best that I have seen!  

M1250h     Size: 4-9/16"  (straightline) ;  4-3/4" (on curve); Proximal end:  1-3/4" wide ; 1-5/8" height

Note - Adding 6 top quality Spinosaurus claws in October 2025   ->  Link to Spinosaurus fossils

A Top Quality Zuul crurivastator, an Ankylosaur, osteoderm or scute (bony armor plate) from the late Cretaceous of North America. The Campanian age Ankylosaurs grew to 20 feet and 6000 pounds, and a body covered with this bony armor. The bone is exceptional quality with excellent color and patina. A complete scute from a juvenile Zuul Ankylosaur. Great osteoderm height - a extra hight ridge. ~76 MYA. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Havre, Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. A collector's quality Ankylosaur osteoderm. 

DK27         SIZE: 2-1/8"  (1-1/4" Height)

Note - Adding 14 new Ankylosaur - Nodosaur fossils in December 2021.       Link to Ankylosaur fossils catalog.