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A Top Quality, Rare Pachychephalosaurus wyomingensis spike from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. A complete node with good articulation. Pachychephalosaurus is the dinosaur which is famous for its large domed head surrounded by these spikes and nodes. These spikes and nodes were part of the Pachy skull. This spike has excellent color / patina. It is a complete specimen with no cracks or breaks. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Pachychephalosaurus node. You don't see these skull pieces very often. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

DP38       SIZE: 1-3/16"   (1-1/8" W) 

Note - Adding 10 new Pachy spikes / nodes in June 2021.       Link to Pachy fossils catalog

A High Quality, Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth - upper jaw anterior tooth. This Megalodon has an incredible tan colored crown with an excellent brown bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color!  The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. Good serrations - razor sharp! The root is an excellent light tan color with few hydration cracks and absolutely complete. This Megalodon was found in the Pungo River Formation, Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina (Miocene age = 14.5 MYA). An excellent tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A killer Lee Creek Meg tooth!

LC011            Size: 2-9/16"

Note - Adding 11 new Lee Creek Meg & Chub teeth in Jan. 2019 -> Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

A very rare, early Otodus mugodzharicus upper jaw, posterior tooth from Aktulagay, western Kazakhstan. A transitional tooth leading to C. auriculatus (see detailed discussion below) which leads to Megalodon. The bourlette is complete. Tooth exhibits very fine serrations along the inner curve of the crown only. 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. Note - This western Kazakhstan site is one of the few places in the world where the Otodus to Auriculatus transition can be found in adjacent layers.

K555         SIZE: 5/8"

Note - Adding 18 Kazakh Auriculatus or transition teeth in April 2020. -->  Link to Kazakh Auriculatus teeth.

An ultra rare Top Quality Struthiomimus altus hand (manus) claw from the late Cretaceous of North America. An August Fossil of the Month.  An adult Struthiomimus  claw. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Exceptional bone quality and color. The claw is complete with no damage. Excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Bowman Co., So. Dakota. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus manus claw.  Authenticity guaranteed. You rarely see a Struthiomimus manus claw without significant restoration. This is a good one!

DS16 BoP       SIZE: 3""   (9/16" wide)

Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth from the Kem Kem deposits of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. An excellent red colored tooth. High quality enamel. Excellent preservation. This tooth is 100% crown, no root. Excellent anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. A good tip. No cracks. Note the high area in the center of the non-dispaly side had a small repair. No restoration. A Top Quality collector's tooth. Authenticity Guaranteed. This is an exceptional BIG Carcharodontosaurus tooth. The largest Carch tooth that I have offered!

M1201        Size: 4-3/4"   (Base: 1-5/8" wide x 1-1/8" tall)

Note - Added 10 new Carchardontosaurus teeth in October 2024.   Link to Carcharodontosaurus teeth.

A rare Top Quality Psittacosaurus  skull from the late Cretaceous of northern China. An October Fossil of the Month. Psittacosaurus is a genus of extinct ceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Asia, existing between 125 and 105 million years ago. This is a great skull with excellent detail preserved and good color & patina. There is a small amount of crack fill. Albian age (120 MYA) .Legally collected Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China.  Authenticity guaranteed. This skull comes with a display stand as imaged. Note - This skull iweighs ~2 lbs . An international shipping supplement will apply. Dinosaur skulls are extemely rare to find.

PSIT1         SIZE: 4-1/2" long x 5" width x  3-7/8" Height   (Height on stand = 4-7/8")

A extremely rare, Top Quality Cetorhinus parvus gill raker, an extinct Basking shark, from the Mainz Basin, Germany. Gill rakers were used to filter plankton by these masive sharks. An early Oligocene age tooth (Rupelian - 32 MYA). An exceptional gill raker for the rare tooth collector! No repair or restoration. Perfect gill raker. Authenticity guaranteed. These teeth were found in many closed quarries. The gill rakers are incredibly fragile and rarely seen. A gem jar is included.

GR001         Size: 1-1/4" 

Note - Adding 52 German shark teeth in August 2022 ->  Link to German Shark Teeth

A Very Rare, Top Quality (Gem) Protoheptranchias lowei upper jaw tooth from Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. This is a new genius from the Late Cretaceous deep water Northumberland Formation deposit. A unique species of Hexanchiforme shark. The crown is complete and the root is complete.  High quality enamel. No repair. A very difficult tooth to locate and an excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. This incredible specimen is from a 20 year old collection. Perfect tooth.

CD74              SIZE: 1/4"  

Note - Adding 64 Hornby Island deep water shark teeth.   ->   Link to all Hornby Island shark teeth.

An ultra rare, 4" GEM North Carolina Carcharocles megalodon - upper jaw tooth from the copper-red site. It has an exceptional copper-red colored crown with an exceptional dark brown bourlette - 100% complete. Razor sharp serrations with a needle-like tip serration. The root is complete and very nicely articulated. Note - you rarely see a copper-red Meg that has a top quality crown, bourlette, root and, serrations - a top 1% tooth from this site! Definitely, one of the finest copper-red Megalodon teeth that I have seen! The BEST of the BEST!

NC016          SIZE: 3-15/16" (3-1/4" W)

The my last July 2017 Fossil of the Month is a GEM 4-11/16" Megalodon - upper jaw ANTERIOR tooth. Fantastic colors - gray enamel and a jet black bourlette. Highest quality enamel - glass-like surface. The finest enamel preservation - very rare! An exceptional black bourlette - near complete. Razor sharp serrations including an exceptional tip serration. Serrations are just about perfect. The root is incredible - a medium brown, nicely articulated, and complete with very small hydration cracks on the display side. An exceptional collector's Megalodon tooth from Georgia. A near "PERFECT" Georgia Megalodon tooth. BEST of the BEST!

SC009          Size: 4-11/16"

A rare, GEM Miocene Gomphotherium molar. Our 2nd October 2017 Fossil of the Month. Incredible preservation with a full root. An extinct elephant ancestor that evolved in the Early Miocene of North America. Exceptional unerupted cusps with fantastic detail and color. The root is extra large, fully articulated and complete. Well fossilized. Weighs 1.5 lbs+. No damage. No repair. My finest Gomp teeth. Museum quality. An exceptional display piece. Authenticity guaranteed. Best of the BEST!

X611 BoP         Size: 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" W x 4-1/4" H

Name: Gomphotherium

Location: Broad River, Beaufort Co., SC

A GEM quality, light green colored Megalodon tooth from Georgia. Another March 2018 Fossil of the Month. The enamel is the Highest Quality; glass-like with no hydration cracks! An exceptional black bourlette - 100% complete. Razor sharp serrations including an excellent tip serration. The serrations are 100% complete! The root is incredible - a medium brown, nicely articulated, and complete with no hydration cracks. One of the finest preserved Megs that I have seen. An exceptional collector's Megalodon tooth from Georgia. The PERFECT Megalodon tooth. I rarely see a perefect tooth! Authenticity guaranteed. BEST of the BEST!

G101 BoP            Size: 4-3/16"