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A very rare Desmostylus tusk from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. The surface is incredibly preserved. A complete tusk Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality specimen! The Desmostylus  are considered Megalodon food along with the whales. 

ST1044           SIZE: 2-3/4" H  (1-3/16" W)

Another April Fossil of the Month - a GEM, 3" top quality BLACK Mako tooth from So.Carolina. High quality enamel and solid charcoal gray colored root. Great colors! Mirror like surfaces! Sharp cutting edges. Museum Quality. An exceptional collector's tooth! BEST of the BEST.

SC301        SIZE: 3"+

A Top Quality, Mioplosus  fish from the 18 inch layer. The Mioplosus labracoides is an extinct Perch-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming.  A scarce species. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. A wonderful display piece!   

X491           SIZE: 5-9/16"      Plate size:  9" x 6.5" 

Note - Added 12 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2023.  -->  Link to Fossil Fish

A Top Quality, Mioplosus  fish from the 18 inch layer. The Mioplosus labracoides is an extinct Perch-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming.  A scarce species. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. A wonderful display piece!   

X492           SIZE: 5-3/8"      Plate size:  8" x 6" 

Note - Added 12 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2023.  -->  Link to Fossil Fish

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. An excellent matrix specimen that inludes the opposing tooth mold as well. 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. Note - shipping weight is 1.9 lbs. International "free shipping" will require supplemental postage.

I11        SIZE:  3" w/ root  (1-1/2" crown) ;  Matrix block is 3.5" x 3.5"

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. Note - this tooth has a lot of pyrite and the tip is naturally rounded (polished)  which thought to be due to the vertical whipping motion used to slice prey.  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. 

I09        SIZE:  4-1/8" w/ root  (1-7/8" crown) 

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

A GEM HUGE, 4-1/4" CLASSIC Lee Creek Carcharocles chubutensis, a C. megalodon predecessor - upper jaw Principal Anterior tooth. LC006 is an absolute monster sized Chubutensis tooth. This tooth was found in the Pungo River Formation (middle Miocene age). Note that the crown exhibits small cusplike bumps at the base of the serrated edge and the root ends also show grooves where the teeth interlocked. These are characteristic traits of the Lee Creek early Meg - C. chubutensis. A gorgeous light tan colored crown with an excellent tan bourlette. The bourlette is 100% complete. No enamel peel. The serrations are long, razor sharp, and essentially complete including a good tip serration. Highest quality enamel! The root is an excellent light tan color and complete. An exceptionally large Chubutensis collector's tooth. NO repair! The BEST of the BEST! One of my favorites. It will be difficult to find another early Meg like this one.

LC006    Size: 4-1/4"   (3-11/16" W)

A very rare Desmostylus tooth from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. The chewing surface is incredibly preserved. A complete tooth with some root missing. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality specimen! The Desmostylus  are considered Megalodon food along with the whales. 

ST1042           SIZE: 1-5/8  (1-3/4" Height)

Note - Adding 8 rare Sharktooth Hill mammal teeth fossils in October 2023.   Link to Desmostylus fossils

A Knightia fish mortality plate with three fish from the Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely dense and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils.The Knightia eocaena is a Herring-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA).  Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional display piece.  Note - This item weighs 2 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X463        SIZE: 4" (largest)      Plate size:  7.5" x 5" 

Note - Adding 17 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2025 --> Link to Fossil Fish

A Knightia fish mortality plate with fivefish from the  Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Knightia eocaena is a Herring-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA).  This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely dense and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional display piece.  Note - This item weighs 3.9 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X451        SIZE: 4" (largest)      Plate size:  8.5" x 8.75" 

Note - Adding 17 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2025 --> Link to Fossil Fish

A Knightia fish mortality plate with three fish from the Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely dense and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils.The Knightia eocaena is a Herring-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA).  Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional display piece.  Note - This item weighs 3.9 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X453        SIZE: 3-1/2" (largest)      Plate size:  11" x 9" 

Note - Adding 17 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2025 --> Link to Fossil Fish

A QUALITY Titanosaur tooth from the Cretaceous Kem Kem deposits of Morocco.  Please note that most of the sauropod teeth are now thought to be Titanosaurid teeth (see discussion below). Good quality enamel.  A typical biting surface wear facet. Incredible detail. Good red color. Enamel is heavily articulated. No cracks. A fantastic BIG peglike Titanosaur tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

M1298       Size: 15/16"  

Note - Adding 6 new Titanosaur teeth in December 2023.     Link to Rebbachisaurus - Titanosaur teeth.