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A GEM, Lee Creek Carcharocles chubutensis, a C. megalodon predecessor, from Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth was given the name the "Oreo Chub" with its black and white bourlette. Very rare colors for Lee Creek. A May Fossil of the Month. This tooth was found in the Pungo River Formation (middle Miocene age). Note the crown exhibits large cusplike bumps at the base of the serrated edge and the root ends also show grooves where the teeth interlocked. These are characteristic traits of the Lee Creek early Meg - C. chubutensis. A gorgeous tan &  blue colored crown with an incredible black & white bourlette. Fantastic serrations with a nearly perfect with damage to one. The root is dark brown with small hydration cracks. Highest quality enamel! Excellent color! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. I have only seen one LC Chub like this one -  the "Oreo Chub" is a Lee Creek rarity!

LC012 BoP       Size: 3-1/16"  

Note - Adding 10 New Lee Creek Megalodon  & Chubutensis Teeth In May 2020. -> Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

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 fantastic, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. Rare copper red color with high gloss. Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean with a pathologic notch on one side. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

NC310            SIZE: 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

A fantastic, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. Rare copper red color with high gloss. Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean with a pathologic notch on one side. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

NC304            SIZE: 2-5/16"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. Rare copper red color with high gloss. Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

NC301            SIZE: 2-11/16"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

A HUGE, TOP QUALITY Spinosaurus aegyptiacus tooth from the Kem-Kem region of Morocco. High quality enamel with well preserved and pronounced grooves running up the crown. Excellent color. An extra thick BIG Spino tooth - see photo. No cracks. No repair and restoration. An excellent quality, big collector's tooth from an extra large Spinosaurus - the 50 foot variety! Authenticity guaranteed.

M1226 BoP        Size: 4-3/4"     (1-1/4" W)

Note - 15 new Spinosaurus teeth added in October 2018.     Link to Spinosaurus teeth.

An ULTRA RARE, TOP QUALITY white colored Carcharocles chubutensis tooth - upper jaw ANTERIOR tooth from Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. A November Fossil of the Month. This Chubutensis tooth is esentially perfect. The enamel is highest quality with no peel. The white bourlette is 100% complete. The serrations are awesome and complete with slight damage to one. Side cusps are perfect. The root has cool grooves on the root ends and has a small chip on the reverse side. An early Miocene, Calvert Formation tooth. NO repair or restoration. Authenticity  guaranteed. A top quality Calvert Cliffs Chub is rare. A white colored Calvert Cliffs Chub is ultra rare! A very special collector's tooth.

MD101       Size: 2-3/4"

A very rare, Quality Megalodon tooth from Ras-il-Pellegrin, Malta. This Megalodon tooth has an incredible tan color. Excellent color. High quality enamel. The serrations are sharp. The root is damaged. This tooth is Middle Miocene from the Lower Globergerina Limestone (Franka Beds). No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare exotic location Megalodon tooth. An old collection piece.

MA01        Size: 2-3/8"    

Note - Adding 11 Exotic Megalodon Teeth in November 2022. -> Link to Exotic Megalodon Teeth

The October 2015 Week #4 Fossil of the Month is a LARGE, GEM Megalodon PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR upper jaw tooth from the Bolan Hall Creek, Jasper Co., So. Carolina. A gorgeous symmetrical Meg with a greenish - tan crown. High quality enamel. The brown bourlette is incredible, very glossy, anbd essentially complete. The serrations are incredibly sharp -" razor-like" with an exceptional tip serration and nearly perfect! Incredible serrations for a bigger So. Carolina Meg - among the finest (see the close photos)! The root is complete, nicely articulated, few hydration cracks and a nice brown color. Exceptional symmetry - the perfect shaped Meg. This Megalodon is an exceptionally well preserved. NO repair or restoration. AN EXCEPTIONAL MEG. MUSEUM QUALITY. The BEST of the BEST! If you are looking for a top quality Meg from an unusual location, this is the tooth for your collection! Be sure to see all of our Fossil Teeth of the Month selections.

SC063            SIZE: 5-3/8" (3-1/2" W)

An Ultra Rare Pappocetus lugardi (Andrews, 1920) canine tooth from Morocco. Pappocetus was in the Protocetidae family of ancient whales . Note - this tooth is a large canine with a partial root. This material is a new find and represents one of the earliest transition forms of the whale. Pappocetus is a protocetid (see discussion below) and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of the Basilosaurus. This material is complete and without repair. 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.

M2102          Size: 3-1/8"  (straight line)  

Mid. Eocene (Bartonian) age  (40 MYA)

Gueran, (25 km SE of Boujdour), Boujdour Basin

West Sahara, Morocco

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

An Ultra Rare, GEM QUALITY Spinosaurus aegyptiacus hand (manus) claw from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month.  An excellent manus claw with excellent red color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or little wear! Great patina. Fully inflated. The articulated end is complete. One crack. No restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's claw. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - a Riker frame will be included. I do not see fine quality Spinosaurus claws very often and this is the best I have seen for several years. This is what a real Spinosaurus claw looks like. Spinosaurus claws with this quality are quite rare!   On HOLD

M1249      Size: 4-7/16"  (straightline)  ;  4-3/4" (curve) ; 1-1/4" (proximal end height)

Note - Adding two top quality Spinosaurus manus claws in January 2025   ->  Link to Spinosaurus fossils

An Ultra Rare, EXTRA LARGE copper-red I. hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No. Carolina. An April Fossil of the Month. A rare copper red color with exceptional gloss. Highest quality enamel. Excellent preservation and condition - sharp edges - very clean. This tooth is the "broad form" of the I. hastalis which appears to a Yorktown Fm., Pliocene age tooth. No repair or restoration.   Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed.

NC302  BoP2           SIZE: 36"

Note - Adding 12 copper-red Hastalis Mako teeth in May 2020.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos