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The April 2015 "Fossil Shark Tooth of the Month" selection is a GEM, 4-3/8" Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth. It has an excellent light blue colored crown with an exceptional, extra large hazel brown bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color! The bourlette is incredible and near perfect. The serrations are very large and razor sharp and essentially complete with a "needle like" tip. This tooth is from an old collection. One of the finer examples of a blue classic upper jaw anterior Lee Creek Megalodon considering the shape, color, and preservation. An excellent collector's tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! NO repair! The BEST of the BEST LC061 SIZE: 4-3/8" Learn More

A rare, "GEM" Quality Anzu wyliei toe (pes) claw from the Hell Creek Fm. of Montana. A September Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell". An excellent manus claw. Excellent rich brown color and patina. This specimen is complete with exceptional perservation. Fantastic surfaces. No repair or restoration. A 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. Museum quality secimen. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. The PERFECT Anzu toe claw.  The BEST!

DA04       Size: 2-15/16" (straightline)    

Note - Adding 7 Anzu wyliei claws & bones in September 2023.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

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A rare, Top Quality Anzu wyliei caudal (tail) vertebra from the Hell Creek Fm. of Montana. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell". An excellent vertebra. Excellent light brown color and patina. This specimen has excellent perservation. Note - the open cell structure of this theropod vertabra. Also note the large pneumatic fossa on the sides - an Anzu vertebra trait. There is a segment of tendon fossilized with this vertebra. A top quality, collector's vertebra from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., McCone Co., Montana. Collected in 2003. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. These are rare vertebrae to find.

DA19       Size: 1-3/4"  ;  end dimensions:   1-5/8" x 2"

Note - Adding 14 Anzu wyliei bones & claws in September 2022.   Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

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A rare, Top Quality Anzu wyliei hand (manus) claw from the Hell Creek Fm. of Montana. A December Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell". An excellent manus claw. Excellent rich tan color with a golden patina. This specimen has excellent perservation. Note - a portion of the tip was professionally restored which is typical for most Hell Creek claws. A 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., Fallon Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA03       Size: 2-1/8" (straightline)    

Note - Adding 3 Anzu wyliei claws in December 2024.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

 

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A very rare, LARGE, GEM Quality Tyrannosaurus rex  tooth. This tooth measures 3-3/8" (straightline). A June Fossil of the Month. The enamel has excellent color and patina. Good anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. The base cross-section is a wide and tall oval. Very thick. All hydration cracks are left natural as found. No repair or restoration. A 100% natural tooth. A gem quality T. rex tooth! T-Rex was the apex during the late Cretaceous with massive teeth capable of crushing its prey. See the detailed description to determine how to tell a real T-Rex tooth! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Garfield Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. The one my finest BIG T. rex teeth. Big teeth with no repair are very challenging to find. This tooth is definitely a handful - very robust!  Note - a Riker frame display is included. *** Sorry no discounts on this tooth. It is priced to sell. ***

DT03        SIZE:  3-3/8"   (Base: 1-5/8" x 1-1/4")

Note - Adding 12 T. rex teeth / teeth sections in June 2024.    Link to T. rex teeth -->  T. rex teeth

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An EXTRA LARGE ultra rare, Top Quality Red Site Otodus megalodon tooth from the Meherrin River, North Carolina. An August Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon is a BIG upper jaw anterior tooth from the Meherrin River copper-red site. Exceptional rich copper red color. The enamel is the highest quality, and there is a cool bite mark on the display side (see the 5th photo). The serrations are large, razor sharp, and essentially complete with a good tip serration. Bourlette is extra large and brown - dentin layer. The root is wide & complete. A Pliocene Meg tooth. Note - the front center strip of enamel was professionally restored (high point of the tooth only). An old collection piece from the rarest location to find a top quality Megalodon tooth - rarer than Lee Creek, Peru, Bone Valley, etc. Authenticity guaranteed. I do not see many 6"+ Meherrin River Megalodon teeth!  Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo. BEST NC red color! My last BIG tooth to sell!

NC001         SIZE: 6"   (4-1/4" wide)

Adding 3 NC Copper-Red Megalodon teeth in August 2025.   Link to NC Red Megalodon teeth.

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A VERY RARE, LARGE Top Quality, Leptoceratops gracilis "spitter"  tooth from the late Cretaceous of western North America. Leptoceratops is a smaller "ceratopsian" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek and Lance formations. There small size and small horns made them relatively easy prey and their population size was quite small compared to other herbivores. The enamel is high quality with nice color and patina. The chewing surface is fairly well preserved. No cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Note - this tooth comes with a Riker display frame. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent Leptoceratops spitter tooth! 

DQ09         SIZE: 5/8"         

Note - Adding 10 rare Leptoceratops teeth in May 2023.       Link to Ceratopian fossils catalog

 

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A very rare Top Quality, Allosaurus fragilis toe bone (pes digit). A May Fossil of the Month. This Allosaurus toe bone measures 2-7/8". High quality bone. Great rich black-brown color. Excellent overall condition. Normal crack fill with a section of the lower rim of the articulated end rebuilt. Allosaurus was the apex predator during the late Jurassic. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare specimen!  

DL43         SIZE: 2-7/8"   (2-1/8" wide)

Note - Adding 6 Allosaurus & other bones & claws in May 2022    Link to Dinosaur bones

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A Large, Top Quality Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  An excellent upper jaw lateral tooth. Gorgeous tan colored crown with a brown colored bourlette, and light tan root. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color & preservation. The serrations are large and razor sharp. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Near perfect tooth. An excellent collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC410                   SIZE: 2-1/2"

Note - Adding 20 Harleyville Auriculatus teeth in November 2019.     Link to the Harleyville Auriculatus teeth.

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A Large, High Quality Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  An excellent upper jaw anterior tooth. Gorgeous tan colored crown with a brown colored bourlette, and brown root. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color & preservation. The serrations are large and razor sharp. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Near perfect tooth. An excellent collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC441                   SIZE: 2-9/16"

Note - Adding 20 Harleyville Auriculatus teeth in November 2019.     Link to the Harleyville Auriculatus teeth.

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A Large, High Quality Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  An excellent upper jaw lateral tooth. Gorgeous tan colored crown with a black colored bourlette, and charcoal root. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color & preservation. The serrations are large and razor sharp. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Near perfect tooth. An excellent collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC407                   SIZE: 2-11/16"

Note - Adding 20 Harleyville Auriculatus teeth in November 2019.     Link to the Harleyville Auriculatus teeth.

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A Top Quality Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  An excellent lower jaw lateral tooth. Gorgeous tan colored crown with a black colored bourlette, and a charcoal colored root. Highest quality enamel. Excellent color & preservation. The serrations are large and razor sharp. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Near perfect tooth. An excellent collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC415                   SIZE: 2-1/16"

Note - Adding 20 Harleyville Auriculatus teeth in November 2019.     Link to the Harleyville Auriculatus teeth.

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