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A colorful, LARGE, Top Quality Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Ica region of Peru. An incredible vibrant tan & blue colored crown and a light tan root. Excellent color!  Highest quality enamel. Sharp cutting edges with nice cutting edge waves at the base. Excellent definition and preservation. An excellent upper jaw tooth. No repair. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent colorful collector's Mako tooth. 

P301           SIZE: 2-9/16"

Adding 17 Carcharodon hastalis teeth in May 2024.      Link to Peruvian Hastalis teeth.

A rare, Top Quality Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Golden Beach, Florida with great color! Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. A glossy blue colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root. Great eye appeal. Extra large white gum line -very unique! A rare Bone Valley collector's Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these Mako teeth very often!

F112      SIZE: 1-1/4"   

Note - Adding 10+ new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in June 2019.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

A rare, Top Quality Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Golden Beach, Florida with great color! Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. A glossy blue colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root. Great eye appeal. Extra large white gum line -very unique! A rare Bone Valley collector's Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these Mako teeth very often!

F113      SIZE: 1-3/8"   

Note - Adding 10+ new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in June 2019.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

A rare, Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus lower jaw section from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. One crack was stabilized.No restoration. An exceptional Thescelosaurus jaw section! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus jaw section. Note - jaw section comes with a Riker frame. Authenticity guaranteed. 

DI16       SIZE: 2-3/16"    

Note - Adding 16 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2021.       Link to Thescelosaurus fossils catalog

An Ultra Rare, Extra Large Pappocetus lugardi (Andrews, 1920) pre-molar tooth from Morocco. Pappocetus was in the Protocetidae family of ancient whales . Note - molar tooth design is one of the distinguishing features for indentifying this species. 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. Crack fill only on some pieces. 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.

M2107          Size: 4-1/4"  (straight line)  (2-1/2" Width at base of crown)

Mid. Eocene (Bartonian) age  (40 MYA)

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

West Sahara, Morocco

An ultra rare Top Quality, Stegosaurus plate. A February Fossil of the Month. This Stegosaurus plate is good sized and measures 17-1/2" wide x 13" high. The bone quality is exceptional with a black color. Excellent overall condition. There is limited crack fill, but there is no restoration. This is a large and all natural specimen. Stegosaurus was an iconic quadruped herbivore recognized by these plates lining its neck, back and tail during the late Jurassic. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Bone Cabin Quarry, Albany Co., Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed. A very rare collector's specimen!  Note - This specimen has a custom steel display stand as shown. This specimen weighs 19 lbs. A supplemental shipping fee will be required for international orders.

STEG1     SIZE:  17-1/2" wide x 13" height (plate base is 2-1/2" thick)  ;  Height on display stand: 18"

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus caudal (tail) vertebra chevron from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. A March Fossil of the Month. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The chevron is the appendage that resides below the tail vertebra that provides structure to the base of the tail. Chevron bones rarely survive and this one is 99% complete - very rare! This bone quality is excellent with excellent color and patina. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus vertebra chevron. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. A rare find!

DI52       SIZE: 6-3/4"  

Note - Adding 23 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2022.   Link to Thesc fossils catalog

A TOP QUALITY, "White" (Mako) shark tooth with an excellent creamy white colored crown from Baja, Mexico. Great color. The root is very well preserved with a nice creamy white color. Very clean crown. Excellent overall preservation. This is a middle Miocene tooth from the Rosarita Beach Fm. A fantastic top quality "White" (Mako) tooth from a rare locality. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

MX301      SIZE: 1"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A TOP QUALITY, "White" (Mako) shark tooth with an excellent creamy white & black colored crown from Baja, Mexico. Great color. The root is very well preserved with a nice black color. Very clean crown. Excellent overall preservation. This is a middle Miocene tooth from the Rosarita Beach Fm. A fantastic top quality "White" (Mako) tooth from a rare locality. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

MX302      SIZE: 3/4"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A TOP QUALITY, "White" (Mako) shark tooth with an excellent creamy white colored crown from Baja, Mexico. Great color. The root is very well preserved with a nice black & creamy white color. Very clean crown. Excellent overall preservation. This is a middle Miocene tooth from the Rosarita Beach Fm. A fantastic quality "White" (Mako) tooth from a rare locality. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

MX303      SIZE: 3/4"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

An ultra rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi, a complete whorl with three crowns from Herrin, Illinois. A July Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamp that our now underground coal deposits. Exceptional 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 to cut prey. It is the first animal to cut vertically with linear tooth whorls. A very strange looking and unique acting shark. This whorl is incredibly massive at 6" long with three crowns. The whorl body is well perserved with an excellent bright line of pyrite below the crown enamel. The crowns are large at 1-5/8" wide and look fantastic. Note - One crown tip has a small professional repair (~1/8") which is very common for a whorl. Pennsylvanian age from Illinois. Authenticity guaranteed. The Edestus shark recreation image is credited to Julio Lacerdo. These Edestus whorls are extremely rare. This whorl comes with a custon steel stand and  makes a fantastic display piece. My lowest price ever for a complete whorl! 

I01        SIZE:  6" whorl  (1-5/8"+ crowns)  ;  Height is 4-1/8" on stand.

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

An Ultra Rare, Extra Large Pappocetus lugardi (Andrews, 1920) molar tooth from Morocco. Note - molar tooth design is one of the distinguishing features for indentifying this species.The molars demonstrate how massive Pappocetus teeth compared to the later primitive whales!  The root thickness doubles on one side and the crown gains depth as well. 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. Crack fill only on some pieces. 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.

M2106          Size: 2-1/2"  (straight line)  (1-3/8" Width at base of crown)

Mid. Eocene (Bartonian) age  (40 MYA)

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

West Sahara, Morocco