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"The Best of West Java".  A "Picture Meg" tooth. An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site.  A January Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an excellent tan draped with red - brown colored crown and an incredible golden tan colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color! The bourlette is extra large and 100% complete. The serrations are razor sharp and 100% complete with an excellent tip serration. Exceptional serrations for a BIG Meg tooth. The root on the display side is excellent and on the reverse side has some shallow pitting which is common for these Megs. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare BIG Indonesian Meg tooth. Note - The tan with red-brown draped color is another unique color available with the West Java Meg teeth. Note - You see very few BIG West Java Megs with complete roots. A very special Meg tooth! Near Perfect tooth.

IN21 BoP2      Size: 5-3/8"  

An Extra Large, TOP QUALITY, 3" Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis tooth with an excellent blue & tan colored crown. A March Fossil of the Month. This is a natural matrix specimen sitting with many whale bones in the original Round Mountain Silt matrix block. The large whale bone at base is 5-3/4" x 3". Plus there are four more whale bones and a shark vertebra exposed in this matrix block. This is a 100% natural matrix piece - nothing added or glued. 100% natural. The root is very well preserved with a nice brown color. Very clean crown. 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. A very special display piece.

ST001  BoP2     SIZE: 2-3/4"      Matrix block size = 6" x 5.5" x 3" height

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

An ultra rare, Top Quality EXTRA LARGE Edestus heinrichi shark whorl section with 3 big crowns, from Herrin, Illinois. An April Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation and serrations. Note - extra long root whorl section with 3 extra large crowns - very rare. 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 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. Note - Two crown tips were professionally retored. Authenticity guaranteed. Three crown whorl sections are rare! 

I01 BoP2           SIZE: 1-3/4" teeth   (Whorl  7-1/4")

Adding 15 Edestus shark specimens in April 2021.    Link to Edestus shark.

An ULTRA RARE, MONSTER Great White shark transition tooth, Carcharodon hubbelli from Chile. A BIG upper jaw lateral tooth. A June Fossil of the Month. This tooth has a tan colored crown, a distinct gum line, and a brown root. Good color! Highest quality enamel with little hydration cracks and no peeling. This C. hubbelli tooth has medium serrations at the base of the cutting edge, transition to fine serrations at mid crown and disappear towards the tip. Serrations are large at the base with a good tip serration. The root is extra wide. Note - the root root lobe was cracked and probably reatttached - hard to see. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. No repair or restoration. An exceptional Great White transition form!  It will be extremely difficult to locate Carcharodon hubbelli. A super rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. 

C201 BoP        Size: 2-3/4"    (2" W)

Note - Adding 32 Chilean Great White teeth in June 2021       Link to Great White shark teeth

A RARE, Albertavenator curriei  (Troodon) tooth from the Horseshoe Canyon Fm. of Alberta, Canada. A premaxillary tooth. I only have one PM tooth. An April Fossil of the Month. Troodontid teeth are known for their very unique shaped teeth with unusually large distal serrations. The enamel is excellent with an excellent brown color.  Excellent large posterior and anterior serrations. Please note that Albertavenator teeth typically have anterior (mesial) serrations. There is a very small wear facet on the tip. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Horseshoe Canyon Fm., Alberta, Canada. These Albertavenator teeth were collected pre-July 1978 and a Confirmation Certificate #001427 was granted (see photo). Authenticity guaranteed. This is your chance to own a rare, quality Troodon tooth. Near perfect tooth.  Note - A gem jar will be included as photographed. 

DO38       SIZE: 5/16"

Note - Adding 10 new Albertavenator Troodontid teeth in April 2024.     Link to Troodon catalog.

A rare, Extra Large Top Quality Miocene-Pliocene Mastodon molar from Chatham Co., Georgia. This is an extinct elephant ancestor that inhabited North America during the late Miocene to late Pliocene. This molar is  big with 4.5 cusp rows with essentially no cusp wear. So, this is a recently erupted or unerupted tooth. Cusps are 1-3/4" high. Exceptional articulation. Excellent black color! This is an exceptionally well fossilized Mastodon specimen. Note - Comes complete with custom steel stand as pictured. No damage. No restoration or repair. An exceptional, authentic Mastodon tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. Note this item weighs 6.1 lbs and a supplemental shipping charge is required for international orders. 

X610       Size:  7-1/4" Long x 3-3/4" Wide (1-3/4" cusp height)  ;  Height on stand = 6-1/4"

Name: Mastodon (Mammut americanum)

Age: Pliocene - Pleistocene

Location: Chatham Co., Georgia

Posting 6 ancestral elephant teeth in September 2024  -->  Link to all Mastodon teeth

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete upper jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. An excellent complete root. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P759          Size: 15/16"

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete upper jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. An excellent complete root. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P758          Size: 1-1/16"

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete upper jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Six very large and sharp primary cusps. An excellent complete root. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P756          Size: 13/16" (wide)

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete lower jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Six very large and sharp primary cusps. An excellent complete root. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P755          Size: 15/16" (wide)

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is lower jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Seven very large and sharp primary cusps. The root has been repaired with a patch on each end. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P754          Size: 1-3/8" (wide)

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete lower jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Ten very large and sharp primary cusps. An excellent complete root that has a crack, but the crown never cracked. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P753          Size: 1-7/16" (wide)

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth