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A rare EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Heterodontus dorsal spine - the Horn shark from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. These Heterodontus spines only occasionally fossilize and they are quite rare. A great defensive weapon for the Horn shark! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. The Sharktooth deposits produce the largest and best fossil Horn shark spines. This is a huge spine!

ST115        SIZE: 3-1/8"

Note - Adding 4 Heterodontus dorsal spines in February 2022.  Link to Heterodontus fossils

A TOP QUALITY, 5-3/4" ULTRA RARE Caribbean Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth. An October Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon tooth has an incredible creamy light tan colored crown with light charcoal patterns and a light tan bourlette. Highest quality enamel with no hydration cracks. Excellent color! The bourlette is perfect. The serrations are razor sharp including the good tip serration. Excellent serrations! The root is an excellent creamy tan color with no hydration cracks. Note - there was a saw cut to the root ends which was professionally repaired. Otherwise, a perfect tooth. This Megalodon was found in a limestone quarry in the Caribbean (Miocene age). This is an incredible Caribbean Meg tooth. One of finest examples of an ultra rare Caribbean Megalodon tooth that I have seen considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's Megalodon tooth! Museum Quality Megalodon. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - The limestone is sawed into thin blocks for extraction which totally destroys 99%+ of these Megalodon teeth.  (See DETAILS below)

CA05        SIZE: 5-3/4" 

An ultra rare, early Otodus aksuaticus upper jaw, lateral tooth from western Kazakhstan. A transition tooth leading to C. auriculatus (see detailed discussion below). A May 2019 Fossil for the Month. The bourlette is large and complete. Exhibits small serrations along the lower 2/3 of the crown and weakly serrated side cusps with very irregular serrations. These teeth exhibit very good color, gloss, and preservation. A rare, early Eocene Auriculatus transition tooth. A very challenging tooth to find when building a Megalodon evolutionary set! No repair. Authenticity guaranteed.

K541  BoP          SIZE: 2-1/16"

Note - Adding 13 Kazakh Auriuclatus or transition teeth in May 2019. -->  Link to Kazakh Auriculatus teeth.

A rare Top Quality fossil Giant Beaver incisor tooth (Castoroides leiseyorum) from northern Florida. The Giant Beavers grew to 6 to 8 feet in length and could weigh 500 lbs. Pleistocene age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You can own a rare and wonderful story piece from the Ice Age! 

Name: Castoroides leiseyorum     Age: Late Pleistocene     

Location: Northen Florida

X763             SIZE: 2-1/2"   (3/4" Wide)

Note: Adding 9 Ice Age / Pleistocene mammal fossils in March 2023.    Link -> Ice Age Fossils - Other

A rare Top Quality fossil Giant Beaver incisor tooth (Castoroides leiseyorum) from northern Florida. The Giant Beavers grew to 6 to 8 feet in length and could weigh 500 lbs. Pleistocene age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You can own a rare and wonderful story piece from the Ice Age! 

Name: Castoroides leiseyorum     Age: Late Pleistocene     

Location: Northen Florida

X762             SIZE: 3-1/4"   (5/8" Wide)

Note: Adding 9 Ice Age / Pleistocene mammal fossils in March 2023.    Link -> Ice Age Fossils - Other

An Ultra Rare, GEM, LARGE copper-red Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Meherrin River, No. Carolina.  An August Fossil of the Month. Rare deep copper red color with exceptional gloss. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional preservation and condition - extra sharp edges and tip - very clean. The root shows very nice detail and is complete. This tooth appears to be a Yorktown Fm., Pliocene age tooth. No repair or restoration.  Exceptional color! An exceptional, rare collector's tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. The red site Parotodus teeth are ultra rare! A must have collector's tooth and this is a killer specimen!

NC523           SIZE: 2-1/2"

Added 3 red site Parotodus teeth in August 2020.  Link to Parotodus benedeni teeth.

A TOP QUALITY, Penguin or bird toe from the Bahia Iglesa Fm. of central Chile.  A complete four digit toe. Great color and preservation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

C775        Size: 2-3/8"

Note - Adding 16 Penguin fossils in March 2025.  Link -> Chilean Bird fossils

A TOP QUALITY, Penguin or bird toe from the Bahia Iglesa Fm. of central Chile.  A complete four digit toe. Great color and preservation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

C774        Size: 2-1/4"

Note - Adding 16 Penguin fossils in March 2025.  Link -> Chilean Bird fossils

A TOP QUALITY, 5-3/4" Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth - upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth from Aurora, No. Carolina. A May Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an incredible light tan colored crown with a large brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color! The crown is very wide (4-9/16") - incredible! The bourlette is excellent, extra large and 99% perfect. The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration (they will cut your hand). Super serrations for a larger Meg tooth - razor sharp! The root is an excellent tan color with small hydration cracks and complete. This Megalodon was found in the Yorktown Formation, Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina (Pliocene age = 4.5 MYA). One of the finest examples of a BIG Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! NO repair or restoration! Authenticity guaranteed. This is why I like Lee Creek Meg teeth - total eye candy...

LC001 BoP      Size: 5-3/4"  (4-9/16" W)

Note - Adding 10 New Lee Creek Megalodon  & Chubutensis Teeth In May 2020. -> Link To LC Megs  & Chubs

An ULTRA RARE Top Quality, 6-1/4" Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth - upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth. A February Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an incredible light tan colored crown with brown bourlette, and light tan root. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color!  The serrations are razor sharp and essentially complete including an excellent tip serration. Incredible serrations for a BIG Megalodon tooth. The bourlette has a nice contrast -  mostly dentin layer. The root is nicely articulated and complete with an excellent light tan color. It is also wide (4-5/8") with essentially no hydration cracks. This Megalodon was found in the Yorktown Formation, Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina (Pliocene age = 4.5 MYA). An excellent BIG collector's tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! No reapir or restroration. A 100% natural tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A killer BIG Lee Creek Meg tooth from the "old days". It is extremely difficult to locate an extra large, top quality LC Megalodon tooth with fantastic eye appeal. This is the biggest and best 6"+ LC tooth that I have seen!

LC100           Size: 6-1/4"  (4-5/8" wide)

Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

A GEM, Lee Creek Carcharocles chubutensis, a C. megalodon predecessor, from Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth was given the name the "Oreo Chub" with its black and white bourlette. Very rare colors for Lee Creek. A May Fossil of the Month. This tooth was found in the Pungo River Formation (middle Miocene age). Note the crown exhibits large cusplike bumps at the base of the serrated edge and the root ends also show grooves where the teeth interlocked. These are characteristic traits of the Lee Creek early Meg - C. chubutensis. A gorgeous tan &  blue colored crown with an incredible black & white bourlette. Fantastic serrations with a nearly perfect with damage to one. The root is dark brown with small hydration cracks. Highest quality enamel! Excellent color! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. I have only seen one LC Chub like this one -  the "Oreo Chub" is a Lee Creek rarity!

LC012 BoP       Size: 3-1/16"  

Note - Adding 10 New Lee Creek Megalodon  & Chubutensis Teeth In May 2020. -> Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

An Ultra Rare, GEM Quality Sharktooth Hill Megalodon tooth found in the Round Mountain silt near Bakersfield, California. A location that produces very few Megalodon teeth and one of the toughest Meg teeth to locate. A March 2021 Fossil of the Month. This colorful tooth was found in a "fire zone" site south of the Kern River. Highest quality enamel with a great tan and golden tan colors with charcoal highlights. The bourlette is a red color and 100% complete. The serrations are extra large and 100% complete with a great tip. The root is nicely articulated and complete. Also note the grooves on the root ends - a Miocene trait. This is a middle Miocene Meg - very unique!  100% natural. No repair or restoration. You will not see these middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Megs from Bakersfield, California very often. One of the rarest Megs! Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. An incredible color Meg collector piece! The BEST.

ST452 BoP         Size: 3-7/8"  

Note - Adding three Sharktooth Hill Meg teeth in March 2021.    Link to Sharktooth Hill Meg Teeth.