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A Top Quality, Rare Pachychephalosaurus wyomingensis node cluster from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. An August Fossil of the Month. Pachychephalosaurus is the dinosaur which is famous for its large domed head surrounded by these spikes and nodes (2+ nodes). This spike has excellent color / patina with exceptional surface articulation. The blood grooves are still present in the bone. It is a complete specimen with no cracks or breaks. This is a node cluster with a large node surrounded by a group of small nodes. Note -  the excellent articulated skull surface on the base of the node. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent and very rare collector's quality Pachychephalosaurus node cluster. You don't see these skull pieces very often. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A very special piece - my best cluster!

DP33  BoP     SIZE: 2" H  (Base: 1-7/8"  x  1-3/8")

Note - Adding 6 new Pachy spikes / nodes in August 2020.       Link to Pachy fossils catalog

A Top Quality, Ultra Rare Pachychephalosaurus wyomingensis node cluster from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Pachychephalosaurus is the dinosaur which is famous for its large domed head surrounded by these spikes and nodes. These spikes and nodes were part of the skull. This is a node cluster with a large node surrounded by a group of smaller nodes. This node cluster has excellent color / patina with exceptional surface articulation. The blood grooves are still present in the bone. It is a complete specimen with no cracks or breaks. Note - the excellent articulated skull surface on the base of the node. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent and very rare collector's quality Pachychephalosaurus node cluster. You don't see these skull pieces very often. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A very special piece.

DP33       SIZE: 1" H  (Base: 1-1/2"  x  1-1/8")

Note - Adding 10 new Pachy spikes / nodes in June 2021.       Link to Pachy fossils catalog

A silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. Brachiopods are bivalve molluscs. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. Note - 1" thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod. A nice display piece! 

Y014          SIZE: 1-3/8"  

Note - Posting 23 new Brachiopods in January 2024.    Link to Brachipods.

A silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. Brachiopods are bivalve molluscs. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. Note - 3/4" thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod. A nice display piece! 

Y012          SIZE: 1-5/8"  

Note - Posting 23 new Brachiopods in January 2024.    Link to Brachipods.

A silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. Brachiopods are bivalve molluscs. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. Note - 7/8" thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod. A nice display piece! 

Y010          SIZE: 1-7/16"  

Note - Posting 23 new Brachiopods in January 2024.    Link to Brachipods.

A silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. Brachiopods are bivalve molluscs. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. Note - 7/8" thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod. A nice display piece! 

Y009          SIZE: 1-9/16"  

Note - Posting 23 new Brachiopods in January 2024.    Link to Brachipods.

A silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. Brachiopods are bivalve molluscs. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. Note - 3/4" thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod. A nice display piece! 

Y008          SIZE: 1-5/8"  

Note - Posting 23 new Brachiopods in January 2024.    Link to Brachipods.

An EXTRA LARGE silica replaced Cyrtospirifer brachiopod. Both valves present  - complete specimens and matrix free. Exceptional preservation. More than 1"+ thick and heavy! This is a late Devonian (370 mya) brachiopod from Rudkine near Voronezh, Russia. An incredible display piece! 

Y016          SIZE: 2-1/4"  

Note - 15 new Brachiopods added in November 2017.       Link to Brachipods.

A top quality, large Phareodus fish. The Phareodus encaustus is a Osteoglossidae fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA) fish, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Phareodus was a carnivorous fish with large pointed teeth and a long pectoral fin. This piece is from the Split Fish Layer and shows fantastic detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. An excellent display piece! 

X495                 SIZE: 7-1/2"

An ULTRA Rare, TOP QUALITY Parotodus benedeni tooth from Sharktooth Hill, near Bakersfield California. A December 2022 Fossil of the Month. This tooth has a highly desirable light tan enamel and a very massive root. This Parotodus benedeni tooth remains mounted on the original Round Mountain Silt matrix and it is sitting on a chunk of whale bone. The crown enamel has very good luster and very sharp edges. Highest quality enamel! Note -  a small (~1/8") tip repair was professionally done.  A very difficult tooth to locate and an EXCEPTIONAL Collector's tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.  One of the rarest P. benedeni teeth. This incredible display piece came out of a 25 year old old collection.

ST402              SIZE: 2-1/2"

Posting two Sharktooth Hill Parotodus benedeni teeth in December 2022.   Link to Sharktooth Hill P. benedeni teeth

The Ammonite Collection. A Top Quality Lituites breynius nautiloid from the Lituites Layer, Hupei, China. This Middle Ordovician (450 mya) nautiloid is prepared to show the internal structure. A very unusual early nautilod. Very good preservation. Nice color! Authenticity guaranteed. 

AM05       Specimen size:  9-1/4"  x  1"    

Adding an 11 piece ammonite collection in November 2023.       Link to Other Ammonites.

A LARGE well prepared, Phacops speculator  trilobite. A very nice specimen with good detail and completeness. It is nicely prepared for a perfect display. Compound eyes. A Middle Devonian (380 mya) trilobite from the Djebel Issoumour area, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. 

XM21        Size: 2-1/8"  (1-1/8" wide)

Adding 6 quality Moroccan trilobites in November 2022.      Link to Moroccan trilobites.