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A rare, beautifully prepared Parahomanolotus planus trilobite. The preparation is German with all original colors and no restoration. Great natural black shell with excellent luster. Large size. This trilobite has a very unusual design. A Lower Devonian (395 mya) trilobite from Oufaten area, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. You do not see this species very often.  Note - This specimen weighs 1.3 lbs. A shipping surcharge will apply to international orders.

XM10          Size: 2-7/8"

Note - Adding 10 new Trilobites in November 2020.    -->    Link to Moroccan Trilobites

A pair of mammal coprolites (fossil dung). So detailed that is it hard to believe. Incredible preservation. They are Miocene age (approx. 20 million years ago) from the Wilkes Fm., Toledo, Washington. A very unique and fantastic gift item. Authenticity guaranteed. And it don't stink!

X012          SIZE: 1-3/4"  L   (Largest)

Note - 10 new coprolite fossils added in December 2020.      Link to coprolites.

A TOP QUALITY shark vertebra from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Exceptional condition and preservation. Incredibly defined ventral holes. This vertebara is a septate design and resembles a vertebra from the Isurus hastalis (Mako) shark. These vertebrae are rarely found and exceptional specimens are extremely difficult to obtain. These vertebrae were found in Miocene Pungo River Formation (15 million years old). Authenticity guaranteed. 

LC961           SIZE: 2-3/8" width x 15/16" length

Note - Adding 9 new Lee Creek teeth vertebrae in March 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Shark vertebra. 

A rare, Top Quality Parotodus mangyshlakensis tooth from Tushbair, Kazakhstan. Anterior position. Excellent color and condition. An incredible Eocene (Bartonian) age tooth from the Shorym Formation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. One of the finest localities for Eocene age shark teeth! You will enjoy the quality of the Kazakh teeth. 

K923      SIZE: 15/16"

Note - Posting 10 Parotodus teeth in August 2024.   Link to Kazakh Parotodus teeth.

A LARGE, Top Quality Bone Valley Galeocerdo aduncus, a Tiger shark tooth from Polk Co., Florida. Highest quality enamel. An excellent gray colored crown with a charcoal root. Great color!  Sharp edges. Excellent eye appeal. A Bone Valley collector's Tiger shark tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these any more!

F147       SIZE: 7/8" 

Note - Adding 12 new BV G. aduncus shark teeth in April 2025.  ->  Link to BV G. aduncus teeth

An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Spheniscus megaramphus , Penguin skull from the Bahia Iglesa Fm. of central Chile. A March Fossil of the Month. An excellent, large skull and beak. Great color and preservation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. There are several penguin species described from this site, but I only seen 7 or 8 of these skulls ofered for sale 20-25 years ago. This is the largest penguin from this site. My largest and best example.

C771        Size: 8-1/8" skull with beak ; 2-1/2" wide

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

An extinct early ground squirrel jaw (Ischyromys sp.) from Sioux Co., Nebraska. Ischyromys was one of many mammals that thrived in the Early Oligocene in North America. Found in the Brule Fm. (Rupelian) 33 - 30 million years ago. A very well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This item comes with a 2"x 2" floating frame display.

WR13        Size: 3/4"  

Name: Ischyromys sp. 

Age:  Oligocene

Location: Sioux Co., Nebraska

Note - Posting 49 Oligocene Mammal fossils in January 2025.      Link to Oligocene Mammal Fossils

The November week #4 FOTM is a GEM JET BLACK, EXTRA LARGE Megalodon upper jaw tooth from So. Carolina. Highest quality enamel. The bourlette is jet black and 90% complete.The serrations are incredible - razor sharp, essentially complete with a good tip serration. Exceptional serrations for a big Meg. The root is complete and an excellent charcoal gray color with essentially no hydration cracks. A fantastically preserved root! This is an exceptional big Meg. NO repair! AN EXCEPTIONAL JET BLACK So. Carolina collector's Meg. Just about the PERFECT BLACK Meg. MUSEUM QUALITY. The BEST of the BEST! Be sure to see all of our Fossil Teeth of the Month selections!

SC066           SIZE: 5-5/16" (4-1/16" W)

A natural Hoploscaphites nodosus ammonite with excellent preservation of the shell material. This ammonite species exhibits big ribs with large tubercles (nodes). The shell is complete and matrix free. This ammonite is from the upper Cretaceous, Pierre Shale Fm. of So. Dakota. Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic display piece.  

SD05        Size: 2-1/2"

Note - Adding 10 So. Dakota ammonites in December 2020.  -->  Link to So. Dakota Ammonites

An ultra rare, 5-3/4" Top Quality Red Site Carcharocles megalodon from the Meherrin River, North Carolina. The "Jaguar" Megalodon tooth. A May Fossil of the Month. This Meg is a BIG upper jaw anterior tooth from the Meherrin River copper-red site. NC001 has an incredible black and copper-red colored crown. Fantastic color! The enamel is the highest quality. The serrations are extra large and essentially complete with a big tip serration. Incredible serrations for a BIG Megalodon tooth. Bourlette is extra large, dark brown and 98% complete.The root is complete with very small hydration cracks. Definitely a Miocene Meg with serration bumps at base and groove on the root end sides. Note - there is a small area of restoration with the enamel of the non-display side in the center just above the root. Note - you rarely see a copper-red colored Megalodon tooth that has a top quality crown and serrations and a complete root - a top 1% tooth from this site!  An old collection piece from the rarest location to find a large, top quality Megalodon tooth - rarer than Chile, Peru, Bone Valley, etc. You may not see another large, top quality Meherrin River Meg for quite some time! Museum Quality. Incredible color! Authenticity guaranteed.  A special BIG Meg!     

NC001 BoP3        SIZE: 5-3/4"    

Adding 10 NC Copper-Red Megalodon teeth in May 2020.  Link to NC Red Megalodon teeth.

A GEM Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  A less common lower jaw anterior tooth - a very difficult position tooth to find. Gorgeous gray colored crown with a black colored bourlette, and light gray root. Highest quality enamel! Exceptionally colored & preserved. The serrations are large and razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Museum quality.  A killer collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! 

SC409               SIZE: 2-1/2"

A 3-3/16" GEM Harleyville Auriculatus tooth.  A 2nd August Fossil of the Month. An exceptional upper jaw anterior tooth. Gorgeous tan colored crown with a red brown colored bourlette, and red root. Highest quality enamel! Exceptionally colored & preserved. The serrations are large and razor sharp with an good tip serration. The root is complete and well preserved. A killer color tooth from the Lafarge quarry. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Museum Quality. A colorful, extra large collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Best of the BEST!   Rare size. Authenticity guaranteed.

SC405  BoP            SIZE: 3-3/16"