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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. 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 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. 

I15           SIZE:  1-1/4"    

Adding 14 Edestus shark specimens in January 2023.    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. 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. 

I24          SIZE:  2-5/8"  w/ root

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens 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. 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. 

I22          SIZE:  1--1/4" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens 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. 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. 

I21          SIZE:  3/4" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens 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. 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. 

I20          SIZE:  1" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens 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. 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. 

I19          SIZE:  1-3/16" crown

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

A High Quality Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw anterior tooth from So. Carolina. High quality enamel. The black bourlette is 90% complete. The serrations and tip have some wear. The root is black colored and complete with a very small hydration crack. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.  An excellent collector's Megalodon tooth. 

SC038        Size: 3-3/16"

Note - Adding another 12 SC Meg teeth in October 2019 ->  SC Meg Teeth 

 Peripristis semicircularis ; an  Extinct Petalodont sharkA very rare, well preserved GEM posterior tooth. A complete tooth - crown & root - extremely rare! Beautifully articulated. Matrix free - incredibly rare. An exceptional collector's piece from an old collection!  The best available!   Reverse Photo.
Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Stanton Fm. (Missourian)
Location: Louisville, Cass Co., Nebraska

Z149     SIZE: 5/16"

A Top Quality Angustidens - upper jaw anterior tooth from the Wando River, So. Carolina. Highest quality enamel. Bourlette is an excellent brown color and complete. Excellent serrations and side cusps. The root is very good and complete. Excellent Black fading to Gray color and preservation. No repair or restoration. An Oligocene age tooth from the Chandler Bridge Formation. Authenticity guaranteed. Near perfect tooth. 

SC513           SIZE: 2-1/8"  

Note - Adding 17 new Angustidens teeth in October 2024.   -->   Link to Angustidens teeth.

A Top Quality Angustidens - upper jaw anterior tooth from  So. Carolina. Highest quality enamel. Bourlette is an excellent black color and complete. Excellent serrations, tip, and side cusps. The root is very good and complete. Excellent BLUE color and preservation. No repair or restoration. An Oligocene age tooth from the Chandler Bridge Formation. Authenticity guaranteed. Near perfect tooth. 

SC506           SIZE: 2-7/16"  (1-15/16' wide)

Note - Adding 17 new Angustidens teeth in October 2024.   -->   Link to Angustidens teeth.

A rare, Top Quality Sevengill Cow shark (Notorhynchus primigenius) - an upper jaw paraymphyseal fossil shark tooth from Cadiz, Spain. Pliocene age. Gorgeous tooth for the rare tooth collector! No repair or restoration. Essentially perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. Spain is a rare locality for fossil shark teeth.

SP02           Size: 9/16" 

Note - Adding 4 Spain Notorynchus teeth in August 2022 -> Link to Spain Cow Shark Teeth

A very rare, early Otodus aksuaticus anterior tooth from Kzil-Orda, Kazakhstan. A transitional tooth leading to O. auriculatus (see detailed discussion below) which leads to Megalodon. The bourlette is complete. This tooth exhibits small serrations along the lower 1/2 of the crown and micro serrations to the tip. These teeth exhibit excellent color, gloss, and preservation. A rare, early (Ypresian) Eocene Auriculatus transition tooth.  A very challenging tooth to find when building a Megalodon evolutionary set! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This western Kazakhstan site is one of the few places in the world where the Otodus obliquus to Otodus auriculatus transition can be found in adjacent geologic layers. 

K546         SIZE: 1-9/16"

Note - Adding 24 Kazakh Auriuclatus or transition teeth in July 2024. -->  Link to Kazakh Auriculatus teeth.