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An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Spheniscus sp. , Penguin skull from the Bahia Iglesa Fm. of central Chile. A March Fossil of the Month. An excellent skull and beak. Great color and preservation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. There are several penguin species described from this site, but I only seen 7 or 8 of these skulls ofered for sale 20-25 years ago.

C772        Size: 6-1/2" skull with beak ; 2-1/2" wide

Note - Adding 16 Penguin fossils in March 2025.  Link -> Chilean Bird fossils

A Top Quality Struthiomimus altus tail (caudal) vertebra from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. The vertebra is complete with processes missing. Excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus vertebra.  Authenticity guaranteed. 

DS11        SIZE: 3-1/2" (length) x 1-1/4" (wide)  

Note - Adding 14 Struthiomimus bones & claws in December 2021.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

A Top Quality Struthiomimus altus toe bone (from toe II) from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. This toe bone is complete with excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus toe bone.  Authenticity guaranteed. 

DS06        SIZE: 2" (length)  (15/16" x 1" wide)  

Note - Adding 14 Struthiomimus bones & claws in December 2021.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

A Top Quality Struthiomimus altus toe bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. This toe bone is complete with excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus toe bone.  Authenticity guaranteed. 

DS08        SIZE: 2-3/16" (length) x 1-1/4" (height)  

Note - Adding 16 Struthiomimus bones & claws in August 2024.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

A Top Quality Struthiomimus altus toe bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. This toe bone is complete with excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus toe bone.  Authenticity guaranteed. 

DS07        SIZE: 2-5/16" (length) x 1-1/4" (height)  

Note - Adding 16 Struthiomimus bones & claws in August 2024.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

A Top Quality Struthiomimus altus toe bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. This toe bone is complete with excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Perkins Co., So. Dakota. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus toe bone.  Authenticity guaranteed.  A golden toe bone!

DS04        SIZE: 2-3/4" (length) x 1-3/8" (wide)  

Note - Adding 16 Struthiomimus bones & claws in August 2024.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

A LARGE, Top Quality Struthiomimus altus toe bone from the late Cretaceous of North America. Struthiomimus is a long legged, bipedal, toothless dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The Struthiomimus means "ostrich mimic" which best describes this species. Excellent bone quality and color. This toe bone is complete with excellent bone preservation. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Struthiomimus toe bone.  Authenticity guaranteed.  

DS03        SIZE: 3-3/8" (length) x 1-7/16" (wide)  

Note - Adding 16 Struthiomimus bones & claws in August 2024.    Link to Struthiomimus fossils catalog

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 Color Collection - North of the River"  An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY, upper jaw anterior Isurus planus tooth from the Sharktooth Hill area, California. This tooth is displayed on its original Round Mountain silt matrix along with a Hastalis tooth. Beautiful white crown with an excellent tan colored root. The whitest natural color you can get at Sharktooth Hill. Excellent preservation. A Middle Miocene age tooth. Incredible color!  An excellent collector's Mako tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. This is a great display piece from the Ernst Slow Bend Quarry.

ST302M            SIZE: 1-15/16"  (plus a 1-1/8" Hastalis)

Note - Adding 34 colorful Isurus planus teeth in January 2022.  -->  Link to Isurus planus teeth.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Spheniscus megaramphus , Penguin skull from the Bahia Iglesa Fm. of central Chile. A March Fossil of the Month. An excellent, large skull and beak. Great color and preservation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. There are several penguin species described from this site, but I only seen 7 or 8 of these skulls ofered for sale 20-25 years ago. This is the largest penguin from this site. My largest and best example.

C771        Size: 8-1/8" skull with beak ; 2-1/2" wide

Note - Adding 16 Penguin fossils in March 2025.  Link -> Chilean Bird fossils

A LARGE, Top Quality Ankylosaurus osteoderm (bony armor plate) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Ankylosaurus and Denversaurus, a Nodosaur, were the two Ankylosaurs present in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek Formations.  A complete body osteoderm plate from an adult Ankylosaurus. The bone is excellent quality with excellent color and patina. Well preserved vascular channels. Typical hydrations cracks only. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Garfield Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic collector's quality Ankylosaurus osteoderm.  I do not see large top quality ostederms very often.

DK24         SIZE: 4-1/8"  x  3-1/4" 

Note - Adding 10 new Ankylosaur fossils in August 2021.       Link to Ankylosaur fossils catalog.

A Top Quality Ankylosaur osteoderm (bony armor plate) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Ankylosaurus and Denversaurus, a Nodosaur, were the two Ankylosaurs present in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek Formations.  A complete body osteoderm plate from an adult Ankylosaur. The bone is exceptional quality with excellent color and patina. No hydrations cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Harding Co., So. Dakota. Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic collector's quality Ankylosaur osteoderm.  I do not see top quality ostederms very often.

DK29         SIZE: 3-1/2"  x  2-1/4"  Height of keel = 3/4"

Note - Adding 7 new Ankylosaur osteoderms in August 2025.       Link to Ankylosaur fossils catalog.