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The October 2015 Week #2 FOTM is a rare, TOP QUALITY North Carolina Carcharocles megalodon. An excellent tooth from the copper-red site. It has an incredible copper-red colored crown. The enamel is the highest possible quality with small hydration cracks. A nice dark brown bourlette. Exceptional serrations and tip - one serration missing. Incredible condition for a big NC Meg. An excellent dark brown root, extra wide and slight damage on the reverse. Fantastic triangular shape. A gorgeous North Carolina copper-red Megalodon shark tooth. An exceptional collector's tooth. Note - you rarely see a copper-red Megalodon shark tooth that has a top quality crown, root and serrations - a top 1% tooth from this site! One of the finest quality copper-red Big Megalodon tooth that I have seen! NO repair! The BEST of the BEST. My largest remaining top quality copper-red Megalodon tooth!

NC017               SIZE: 5-1/8" (4-9/16" W)

A Top Quality Pentremites godoni blastoid plate with 6 blastoids (3/4"), 3 brachiopods (1-7/8") and a horn coral (1-3/8") for the Millstadt, Illinois. Exceptional detail. Found in the Paint Creek Fm., Mississippian age. A fantastic display piece!   Note - Weighs 1.4 lbs - international shipping charge supplement required. 

CR05       PLATE SIZE: 6-1/2" x 4-1/4"

Name: Pentremites godoni blastoid      Age: Mississippian (360 MMYA)        Location: Millstadt, Ilinois

Note - Adding a 9 piece crinoid collection in November 2023.  ->    Link to Crinoids

An exceptionally large Belemnite from Russia. The brown translucent shell shows exceptional preservation. These Belemnites are incredibly large and massive!

Name: Cylindroteuthis oweni        Age: Middle Jurassic        Location: Rizan region, Russia

X095           Size: 4-11/16"    (3/4" W)

Note - Adding 5 big Belemnites in November 2018.   -->    Link to Belemnites

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)

MST04       SIZE: 1-1/4"

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

MST03       SIZE: 1-1/4"

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

The Echinoid Display Collection. An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Clypeaster trevisani sea urchin from Tropea, Calabria, Italy. A very tall urchin at 2-1/4". This is a Miocene age sea urchin (Helvetian Fm. - 20 MYA). Excellent preservation.  Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector specimen from a special collection of echinoids. A perfect echinoid. Comes with a custom wooden ID stand with label (see photo of typical label).

EC101        Size: 5-1/8" x 5-1/4" x 2-1/4" height

Note - Posting 14 Sea Urchins / Sand Dollars in October 2023.  ->  Link to Echinoderms.

A Top Quality, rare Pinus sp. pine cone specimen from Germany. This pine cone is fully inflated. Excellent preservation and color. The original matrix is a very hard and heavy sandstone nodule. Note – nodule matrix size is 4-1/4”  x  4-1/8". Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This pine weights approximately 3 pounds. International customers will have a supplemental shipping charge.

Name: Pinus sp.     Age: Upper Oligocene (32 mya)      Location: Bad Kreuznach, Germany

X333        Size: 2"  (15/16" W)

Adding 3 new Pine Cones in October 2022.    -->    Link to Pine Cones

Two LARGE, TOP QUALITYQuenstedticeras lamberti ammonites on matrix from the Saratov region of Russia. Incredible pyrite replaced ammonites. The natural shell exterior is incredily preserved and reflects an iridescent red color. Middle Jurassic age. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - supply of these pyrite ammonites stopped in 2010.  A very showy display piece. Note - specimens are remounted on their natural matrix. A fantastic gift piece.

AM02       Specimen size:  2-5/8" &  1-3/4"    Display size:  3-3/4" x 2-3/4"

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

A TOP QUALITY Kosmoceras sp. and Quenstedticeras lamberti ammonites on matrix from the Saratov region of Russia. Incredible pyrite replaced ammonites. The natural shell exterior is incredily preserved and reflects an iridescent red color. Middle Jurassic age. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - supply of these pyrite ammonites stopped in 2010.  A very showy display piece. Note - specimens are remounted on their natural matrix. A fantastic gift piece!

AM01       Specimen size:  2-5/8" &  1-1/4"    Display size:  5-3/4" x  4"

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

A Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth from the Kem Kem red sand deposits of Morocco. A fantastic deep red colored tooth - the most sought after color. A February Fossil of the Month. This 3-5/8" tooth which is nearly all crown - a BIG tooth. Highest quality enamel with no enamel peel. Exceptional preservation. Very good anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. Excellent growth waves near cutting edge. An extra wide position tooth - maxillary tooth (upper jaw anterior). One of my favorite tooth positions.  No cracks - no breaks. No Repair.  No Restoration. An ULTRA RARE, Extra Large collector's tooth. Authenticity Guaranteed. Museum Quality. An exceptional BIG Carch tooth with excellent eye appeal. One of my favorites!

M1201 BOP4     Size: 3-5/8"    (1-1/2" x 11/16")

Note - Added 6 new Carchardontosaurus teeth in February 2021.   Link to Carcharodontosaurus teeth.

A Top Quality, Triceratops horridus toe bone (pes digit) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Triceratops was a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek formations which is know for three horns and the large frill protecting its neck. This is a great toe bone with excellent detail preserved and good color / patina. The last toe bone for digit 2 or 3 . You can see the "mushroom" appearance of proximal ends which is a characteristic of Triceratops and distinguishes it from a Hadrosaur toe bone. Triceratops bones are more difficult to find. Absolutely no wear. No repair or restoration. 100% natural specimen. Legally collected on private land in Harding Co., So. Dakota. Authenticity guaranteed. 

DC36         SIZE: 2-1/2" wide x 2" long  x 1-5/8" height

Note - Adding 14 new Triceratops bones in November 2024.       Link to Triceratops fossils catalog