Search results for: '2023 dark age mark'

A Top Quality, rare Pinus sp. pine cone specimen from Germany. This pine cone is fully inflated. Excellent preservation and color. The original matrix is a very hard and heavy sandstone nodule. Note – nodule matrix size is 4-1/4”  x  4-1/8". Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This pine weights approximately 3 pounds. International customers will have a supplemental shipping charge.

Name: Pinus sp.     Age: Upper Oligocene (32 mya)      Location: Bad Kreuznach, Germany

X333        Size: 2"  (15/16" W)

Adding 3 new Pine Cones in October 2022.    -->    Link to Pine Cones

A rare, incredibly preserved, juvenile Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), an early elephant, tusk found in North Sea. An October Fossil of the Month. Mammoths were present in this area during the Late Pleistocene Ice Age. Fatastic natural color!  A complete tusk with natural wear on the tip. Completely fossilized. Weighs 1.5 lbs. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collectors specimen and a very attractive display piece.  Note: an international supplemental shipping cost will be calculated.

X619         Size: 9-3/8" Length (straightline)  x  1-1/4" Wide ;  Height on stand = 10-1/2"

Note - Posting 8 Mammoth / Mastodon teeth in October 2025.   Link to Mammoth fossils.

A LARGE, Rare Basilosaurus isis premolar tooth from Morocco. Basilosaurus was in the Basilosauridae family of early whales. An August Fossil of the Month. Note - this tooth is a molar with no wear and a complete root. This material is a new find and represents an early transition form of the whale which was a fully aquatic carnivore. Note - the very tip of four side cusps were professionally restored in the US. This is an opportunity to own an incredibly rare specimen from an early evolutionary stage of the modern whale. A fantastic collector's specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. A special tooth!

M2111          Size: 5-1/16"  (straight line)  

Late Eocene (Bartonian) age  (36 MYA)

Boujdour Basin, West Sahara, Morocco

Note - adding six early whale teeth in August 2023.   Link to the early whales.

A rare, Top Quality Fraxinus sp. stem with three leaves from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. An August Fossil of the Month. The Fraxinus sp. is an Ash from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. A very special three leaf display piece!  Note - this item weighs 2.3 lbs and will have an international shipping surcharge added to free shipping.

GL15     SIZE: 6-3/8" x 3"      Plate size: 7" x 6"

Note - Adding 20 Green River Fm. Fossil leaves in August 2023 --> Link to Green River Fossil Leaves

An Extra Large, Top Quality Populus wilmatte leaf from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. The Populus wilmatte is a Popular tree from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. A special old collection display piece! Note - this item weighs 4.5 lbs and will have an international shipping surcharge added to free shipping. Please note that the quarries are now shut down.

GL40     SIZE: 7-1/4" x 3"      Plate size: 9" x 5"

Note - Adding 24 Green River Fm. Fossil leaves in September 2023 --> Link to Green River Fossil Leaves

A Large, Top Quality Allophyllus flexifolia leaf from the Green River Fm., Cowboy Canyon, Bonanza Co., Utah. The Allophyllus flexifolia is a Soapberry tree from the Eocene age (48 MYA) in the ancient Lake Unita deposit. This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This leaf comes with a custom made wooden stand and ID plate (see photo). It is ready to display. A special old collection display piece! Note - this item weighs 2.25 lbs and will have an international shipping surcharge added to free shipping. Please note that quarries are now shut down.

GL35     SIZE: 5-3/8" x 1-13/16"      Plate size: 6-1/4" x 4-1/8"

Note - Adding 24 Green River Fm. Fossil leaves in September 2023 --> Link to Green River Fossil Leaves

The Echinoid Display Collection. Three complete and five partial Top Quality Archeocidaris sp. sea urchins from Brown Co., Texas. An October Fossil of the Month. This is an incredible Pennsylvanian age sea urchin plate (280 MYA). Exceptional preservation. Note - all spines are associated and found attached. Extremely rare and a requiring extensive preparation to expose them properly.  Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic rare display specimen from a special collection of echinoids. Ones of my favorites. An excellent display piece on matrix - plate size is 15 x 11" (height) . Note - this plate comes with a sturdy custom designed wooden stand (as shown). This specimen weighs 7.5 lbs and international customers will require shipping supplement.

EC100        Specimen Size: 6" x 6" 

Note - Posting 14 Sea Urchins / Sand Dollars in October 2023.  ->  Link to Echinoderms.

A Top Quality BLUE petrified limb section from Java, Indonesia. This petrified wood is Pliocene age (3 MYA). A natural fossil wood section that is covered with light blue (crystaline opal?) mineral. It appears to be from one of the secret Indonesian blue opal sites, but this limb had no cavities for the opal to form. Limb section length is 8-1/2" and makes a good display with a fantastic blue color. This piece exhibits good preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece!   Note - This items weighs 3.75 lbs and will require a shipping supplement to free shipping offers. 

PW14     SIZE:   2-1/2" x  2-1/4" x  8-1/2" long

Note - Adding 23 petrified wood specimens in November 2023 --> Link to petrified wood

A Top Quality Alethopteris sp. - fossil fern display piece from St. Clair, Pennsylvania. A December Fossil of the Month. Alethopteris is an extinct genus of primitive seed fern that evolved during the Pennsylvanian Period. This specimen is well preserved with white colored ferns on a near black colored shale matrix. This white coating is a characteristic of the mineral pyrophyllite. The St. Clair area is known for their white ferns on black matrix. Pennsylvanian age. (300 mya). It weighs 16.8 pounds. Note - international orders will require a shipping supplement. Authenticity guaranteed. This specimen comes with a sturdy wooden base as shown in the photo. A fantastic two-sided display piece!

FN01       SIZE:  22" x  14"      Height on stand:  14-1/2"

Note - Adding 4 fern / Lepidodendron  specimens in December 2023 -->   Link to Fossil Ferns

A rare, Top Quality Chomatodus (root is nicely exposed as well) & Venustodus, an extinct primitive shark teeth, from the Paleozoic era in Kentucky. Great color. Fantastic root struture exposed. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's teeth! 

Age: Upper Mississippian (340 MYA); Muldraugh Fm.

Location: Hardin Co., Kentucky

Z015      SIZE: 3/4" ; 1/8"

Adding 55 US Paleozoic teeth in May 2022  -->  Link to US Paleozoic teeth

A very rare LARGE, Top Quality Deltoptychuis sp., an extinct primitive shark tooth, from the Paleozoic era in Nebraska. Matrix free specimen. Great color with the dimples preserved. A very well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare excellent collector's tooth! 

Age: Upper Pennsylvanian (295 MYA); Stanton Fm.

Location: Cass Co., Nebraska

Z004 BoP     SIZE: 7/8"

Adding 55 US Paleozoic teeth in May 2022  -->  Link to US Paleozoic teeth

A rare, Top Quality Symmorium sp., an extinct Cladodont shark tooth, from the Paleozoic era in Indiana. A primary cusp with two side cusps. Great color. Nicely articulated. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth! 

Age: Upper Mississippian (330 MYA); Haney Fm.

Location: Crawford Co., Indiana

Z039      SIZE: 5/16" (1/2" wide)

Adding 55 US Paleozoic teeth in May 2022  -->  Link to US Paleozoic teeth