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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. 

I22          SIZE:  1--1/4" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens 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 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. 

I13          SIZE:  1-1/4"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 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. 

I12          SIZE:  1-1/2"crown

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

A LARGE, Top Quality Cretoxyrhina mantelli tooth, the Ginsu shark, from Gove Co., Kansas. An excellent example of this Cretaceous shark. Authenticity guaranteed. Crack in crown. Near Perfect tooth.

KS007            SIZE: 1-5/16"

Note - Adding 10 new Cretoxyrhina mantelli teeth in June 2023.    Link to Kansas Cretoxyrhina teeth

A Top Quality Squalicorax pawpawensis, an extinct Crow shark tooth from Tarrant Co., Texas. An excellent example of this Lower Cretaceous Paw Paw Fm. shark. Authenticity guaranteed. Near perfect tooth.

T410            SIZE: 1/4"

Note - Adding 100+ new Texas shark teeth in October 2021.   Link to Texas shark teeth

A GEM modern Sand Tiger shark, Carcharias taurus. Upper jaw tooth. Bright white color. Complete side cusps. Perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. (4 Sand Tiger teeth available)

MST02       SIZE: 1-5/16"

Note - Adding 10 new modern shark species in February 2025 -> Link to modern Sand Tiger shark teeth

An Extra Large, top quality Calymene Moroccan trilobite. Good quality, hand selected specimen! An Ordovician (450 mya) trilobite from the Tiskaouine Alnif area , Atlas Mts., Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed.

XM63         Size: 3-1/2"  (2-1/8" W)

Adding 7 quality Morocaan trilobites in December 2022.      Link to Moroccan trilobites.

Petalodus alleghaniensis; an  Extinct Petalodont shark

A LARGE tooth. Beautifully articulated and preserved.  An exceptional collector's piece from an old collection!  The best available!

Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Herta Limestone Fm.

Location: Crescent, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa        On HOLD

Z134             SIZE: 1-3/8" x  1-3/8" W

A Top Quality Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site. A June Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an incredible BLACK tooth with some light gray patternsand an excellent JET BLACK colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Excellent color! The bourlette is large and 98% complete. The serrations are razor sharp and complete with an excellent tip serration. Exceptional serrations. The root is excellent - nicely articulated and with very little erosion. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A special collector's tooth. One of my BEST BLACK Indonesian Meg teeth!  Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.

IN23        Size: 5-1/4"  (4-1/4" wide)

Note - Adding 14 Top Quality Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in June 2022. -> Link To TQ Indonesian Megs

A High Quality Edmontosaurus annectens lower jaw section from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. They possessed ~300 teeth that were in columns of five teeth each which acted as conveyor belt to maintain a large chewing surface to cut and grind their food. This specimen is a section of the lower jaw showing the grooves where the columns of teeth were positioned. Bone quality is very good. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus jaw section.  Authenticity guaranteed.

DH34        SIZE: 2-1/2" x 1-7/8"    

Note - Adding 5 Edmontosaurus jaw sections in August 2021.       Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog

An ultra rare, Top Quality, Allosaurus fragilis fully rooted tooth from the Morrison Fm. A February Fossil of the Month. This Allosaurus tooth measures 4". The enamel is highest quality. Great rich black color. Excellent overall condition and serrations. Minor crack fill on root. No repair or restoration. Allosaurus was the apex predator during the late Jurassic with large teeth designed to slash predators. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Moffat Co., Colorado. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker frame display frame is included. My BEST rooted Allosaurus tooth. You don't see a top quality rooted tooth very often! A rare collector's rooted teeth.

DL02         SIZE:  4"   (1-1/2" crown)  (7/8" wide)

Note - Adding 4 Allosaurus teeth / bones in February 2025.     Link to Allosaurus teeth