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"The Ptychodus Collection." A LARGE, rare Top Quality Ptychodus rugosus tooth from Zharyk, Aktjubinsk Region, Kazakhstan. A September Fossil of the Month. Great color and condition. An excellent Late Cretaceous (Santonian - 84 MYA) age tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You will enjoy these rare Kazakh teeth. A special piece from an old collection that was not available commercially.  Note - This tooth was featured in Ekaterinburg 1999 Vol. 2, Pg. 238, Plate 3, Fig. 1.

K1512        SIZE: 1-7/16" x 1" (3/4" height)

Posting 17 rare Ptychodus teeth in September 2024.     Link to Kazakh Ptychodus teeth

"The Ptychodus Collection." A rare Top Quality Ptychodus paucisulcatus  tooth from Chilisay, Aktjubinsk Region, Kazakhstan. A September Fossil of the Month. Great color and condition. An excellent Late Cretaceous (Santonian - 84 MYA) age tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You will enjoy these rare Kazakh teeth. A special piece from an old collection that was not available commercially.  Note - This tooth was featured in Ekaterinburg 1999 Vol. 2, Pg. 236, Plate 1, Fig. 4.

K1504        SIZE: 1-1/16" x 15/16"

Posting 17 rare Ptychodus teeth in September 2024.     Link to Kazakh Ptychodus teeth

"The Ptychodus Collection." A rare Top Quality Ptychodus paucisulcatus  tooth from Chilisay, Aktjubinsk Region, Kazakhstan. A September Fossil of the Month. Great color and condition. An excellent Late Cretaceous (Santonian - 84 MYA) age tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You will enjoy these rare Kazakh teeth. A special piece from an old collection that was not available commercially.  Note - This tooth was featured in Ekaterinburg 1999 Vol. 2, Pg. 236, Plate 1, Fig. 3.

K1503        SIZE: 1-1/4" x 15/16"

Posting 17 rare Ptychodus teeth in September 2024.     Link to Kazakh Ptychodus teeth

A LARGE, TOP QUALITY Eremotherium laurillardoi sloth tooth from an extinct genus of giant ground sloths from Georgia. This sloth is part the family of largest ground sloths and their teeth are described as "brick-like". The Norh American cousin to Megatherium.  This tooth has excellent preservation and shows little water wear. It's complete with absolutely no restoration or repair. A wonderful Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene display piece from Georgia. Authenticity guaranteed.

X711          SIZE: 2-1/4" x 1-3/4" x 1-3/4"

Note – adding 6 Ground Sloth claws & teeth in December 2022.   Link to Sloth fossils

The my last July 2017 Fossil of the Month is a GEM 4-11/16" Megalodon - upper jaw ANTERIOR tooth. Fantastic colors - gray enamel and a jet black bourlette. Highest quality enamel - glass-like surface. The finest enamel preservation - very rare! An exceptional black bourlette - near complete. Razor sharp serrations including an exceptional tip serration. Serrations are just about perfect. The root is incredible - a medium brown, nicely articulated, and complete with very small hydration cracks on the display side. An exceptional collector's Megalodon tooth from Georgia. A near "PERFECT" Georgia Megalodon tooth. BEST of the BEST!

SC009          Size: 4-11/16"

A rare, Goulmimicthys sp. fish skull with killer teeth from El Rachidia, Morocco. Note -  having the original teeth remain in the jaw is quite rare. The skull exhibits exceptional condition and preservation (very rare). This wonderful specimen is very mineralized and fossilized as a 3D specimen in a hard sandstone nodule. Upper Cretaceous specimen. An incredible display piece and an incredible collector's piece. New find / new area. You will see these incredible skulls very often!  Note - Weighs 4.25 pounds. An international shipping fee is required. Please inquire if interested.

M1099              SIZE: 5-3/4" x 4" skull

An Extra Large, TOP QUALITY, 3" Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis tooth with an excellent blue & pink colored crown. A March Fossil of the Month. The root is very well preserved with a nice brown color. Very clean crown. A large gum line on rear. Excellent overall preservation. A fantastic large, quality Mako tooth from the Ernst West quarry which produced the finest teeth with exceptional preservation, high quality, and great color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

ST002 BoP     SIZE: 3"  (3.06")

Note - Adding 20 Sharktooth Hill Hastalis teeth in March 2021.    Link to STH Hastalis teeth.

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Carcharodon hastalis, the Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Previously referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest estquality enamel. A BLUE colored crown with a tan stripe above the root. Excellent color!  Sharp cutting edges. An excellent root – extra wide. Excellent symmetry. No repair or restoration. A fantastic color collector's BIG Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC302        SIZE: 3-1/8"   (2-1/16" wide)

Adding 18 SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth in October 2024.   ->  Link to SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth

A fantastic, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. Rare copper red color with high gloss. The finest dark cherry red color! Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. Perfect tooth. A color found with less than 1% of the Red Site teeth.

NC303            SIZE: 2-1/4"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

An ultra rare, Top Quality Alopias palatasi shark tooth, the extinct serrated Giant Thresher, from the Nottoway River, Virginia. A January Fossil of the Month. A Viriginia Red Site tooth with good copper-red color. Excellent preservation and condition. A Miocene tooth. These teeth are not commonly found and seen. A rare collectors' tooth in high quality condition. Try finding one of these teeth! Authenticity guaranteed. A large size red site tooth! I have seen less than ten in 30 years.

VA32           SIZE: 1"

Posting 3 rare Virginia shark teeth in January 2025.     Link to Virginia teeth.

An EXTRA LARGE TOP QUALITY very rare Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. A March Fossil of the Month. Lateral tooth. The crown has sharp cutting edges. Excellent BLUE color with a tan root and bourlette. The root is ~11/16" thick and shows small hydration cracks. This Parotodus tooth was found in the Yorktown Formation (Pliocene age). No repair or restoration. A very special, rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

LC102           Size: 2-11/16"

Note - Adding 6 Lee Creek P benedeni teeth in  March 2025.    Link to LC P. benedeni teeth

An EXTRA LARGE TOP QUALITY very rare Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. A March Fossil of the Month. Lateral tooth. The crown has sharp cutting edges. Excellent BLUE color with a brown root and bourlette. The root is ~3/4" thick and shows typical hydration cracks. This Parotodus tooth was found in the Yorktown Formation (Pliocene age). No repair or restoration. A very special, rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

LC101           Size: 2-13/16"

Note - Adding 6 Lee Creek P benedeni teeth in  March 2025.    Link to LC P. benedeni teeth