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A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Fantastic enamel quality. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. The Edestus shark would have an upper and lower tooth whorl that are vertically opposed. Research showed that they could use their opposing teeth in a scissor-like motion or a vertical whipping motion to cut prey. It is the first animal to cut vertically. A very strange looking and unique acting shark. Shark recreation image is credited to Julio Lacerdo. These rare teeth are Pennsylvanian age from Illinois. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

I17          SIZE:  1-5/8" w/ root   (1-1/4"crown)

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Fantastic enamel quality. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. The Edestus shark would have an upper and lower tooth whorl that are vertically opposed. Research showed that they could use their opposing teeth in a scissor-like motion or a vertical whipping motion to cut prey. It is the first animal to cut vertically. A very strange looking and unique acting shark. Shark recreation image is credited to Julio Lacerdo. These rare teeth are Pennsylvanian age from Illinois. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

I16          SIZE:  2-3/8" w/ root   (1-3/4"crown)

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, LARGE, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent crown enamel. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. The Edestus shark would have an upper and lower tooth whorl that are vertically opposed. Research showed that they could use their opposing teeth in a scissor-like motion or a vertical whipping motion to cut prey. It is the first animal to cut vertically. A very strange looking and unique acting shark. Shark recreation image is credited to Julio Lacerdo. These rare teeth are Pennsylvanian age from Illinois. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

I08        SIZE:  3-1/8" w/ root  (1-3/8" crown) 

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A rare, incredibly preserved Reboulicidaris rebouli, a fossil club echinoid. The specimen is fully inflated. nicely articulated, and complete with prickly spines - a very aesthetic display. This fantastic echinoid is lower Jurassic period from from Amellago, Middle Atlas Mts., Morocco. A very special collector item and a fantastic display piece. NO repair! The BEST of the BEST!

M2044

A MUSEUM QUALITY group of two Sinosura kelheimensis, a Brittle Star. The largest is 1-3/8" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and excellent preparation. Matrix size is 4-1/2" x 2". This Brittle star is from Hienheim, Bavaria, Germany. Upper Jurassic (Lower Tithonian). Rare! A top quality collector's piece.

GR102           SIZE: 1-3/8"

A TOP QUALITY Titanosaur tooth from the Cretaceous Kem Kem deposits of Morocco.  Please note that most of the sauropod teeth are now thought to be Titanosaurid teeth (see discussion below).  A super high quality tooth.  A very small biting surface wear facet for a big tooth. Incredible detail. Great red color. Exceptional condition and preservation. Enamel is fully articulated. No cracks. A fantastic BIG peg-like Titanosaur tooth. No repair. No restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

M1291       Size: 1-7/16"  (3/8" W)

Note - Adding 5 new Titanosaur teeth in January 2022.    Link to Rebbachisaurus - Titanosaur teeth.

A GEM BLACK & BROWN colored Megalodon - upper jaw ANTERIOR tooth. An exceptional black and brown crown on the display side and mottled black and brown reverse. Cool colors! Highest quality enamel. The large brown bourlette is complete. Razor sharp serrations and tip. The serrations are essentially complete with damage to one - rare for a bigger Meg! The root has no hydration cracks and is complete. Also rare for a bigger Meg! A GEM BLACK & BROWN Meg tooth.  It could have been a FOTM selection. A killer collector's tooth!

SC004 BoP        Size: 5"   (3-3/4" W)

A beautifully perserved Miocene Platybelodon (Gomphotherium relative) molar.  This strange ancestral elephant had two large shovel tusks on the front of its lower jaw. Excellent evenly worn cusps. Partial root section. Well fossilized. Weighs 3 lbs+. No damage. No repair. An exceptional display piece from an unusual species.

X608  BoP              Size: 7-1/2"  x  3-1/4" W  x  3-1/2" H 

Name: Platybelodon (Gomphotherium relative)

Age:  Miocene - Pliocene

Location: Linxia Basin, Gansu, Northwestern China

Please note the this item was legally obtained in the US in the early 1980s.

A Top Quality Isurus praecursor, the earliest Mako shark, tooth from the phosphate mines of Hahotoe, Togo. A lower lateral tooth. Excellent color and preservation. This tooth is Lutetian age (45 MYA), lower middle Eocene. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

TG078        SIZE: 7/8"

Note - Adding 117 shark teeth from Togo in March 2022.    Link to Togo Shark Teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Hexanchus microdon tooth from the Khouribga phosphate mining area of Morocco. This is a complete lower jaw tooth with nine primary cusps. A male species tooth. Great preservation and color. The root is excellent - very unique & difficult to find! Perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. This rare piece is from an old collection!    

M656          Size: 3/4"

Note - Adding 14 new Moroccan Hexanchus teeth in October 2023 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

A GEM Hexanchus, ultra rare lower jaw symphyseal tooth - female shark. Excellent brown and tan colors - best preservation.  All cusps are complete and not damaged. Complete root. Essentially matrix free. No repair. An incredible collector's Chilean Hexanchus tooth. Museum Quality. Very Rare. Best of the BEST!                    

C402L                    SIZE:  3/4" W

A GEM, Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth. It has an exceptional, rare dark BLUE colored crown with an exceptional hazel brown bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color! This tooth is from an old collection. A fine examples of a colorful classic upper jaw anterior Lee Creek Megs considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! NO repair! The BEST of the BEST! One of the finest dark Blue LC Megs that I have seen. Definitely one of my favorites.

LC052           Size: 3-5/8"