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An ultra rare, Osteodontornis orri, the Giant Bony Tooth Bird, jaw from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month. Note - this specimen remains on its original Round Mountain silt matrix. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An extremely rare articulated specimen. A rare find for Sharktooth Hill, and a very special display piece!

ST1051           SIZE: 3-3/4" Length  x 1-1/8" Height

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

A rare, Eremiasaurus heterodontontus (Mosasaur) jaw section with five original teeth in the jaw. Note -  the original teeth remaining in the jaw are quite rare. The jaw bone and teeth exhibit exceptional condition and preservation (very rare). This wonderful specimen is very mineralized and weighs 1 lb. An incredible display piece and an incredible collector's piece.  No repair or restoration. Please note this is not one of those six tooth "reconstructed" Mosasaur jaw sections. This is the real deal!

M1095              SIZE: 3-3/4"  X 1-1/4" Height

A rare, Eremiasaurus heterodontontus (Mosasaur) jaw section with three original teeth in the jaw. Plus a Prognathanodon tooth. Note -  the original teeth remaining in the jaw are quite rare. The jaw bone and teeth exhibit exceptional condition and preservation (very rare). This wonderful specimen is very mineralized. An incredible display piece and an incredible collector's piece.  No repair or restoration. Please note this is not one of those six tooth "reconstructed" (fake) Mosasaur jaw sections. This is the real deal!

M1094              SIZE: 2-7/8"  X 1-5/8" Height

A rare, Eremiasaurus heterodontontus (Mosasaur) jaw section with two plus original teeth in the jaw. Note -  the original teeth remaining in the jaw are quite rare. The jaw bone and teeth exhibit exceptional condition and preservation (very rare). This wonderful specimen is very mineralized. An incredible display piece and an incredible collector's piece.  No repair or restoration. Please note this is not one of those six tooth "reconstructed" (fake) Mosasaur jaw sections. This is the real deal!

M1093  BoP            SIZE: 3-5/8"  X 1-3/4" Height

"The Ptychodus Collection." A LARGE, rare Top Quality Ptychodus rugosus tooth from Chilisay, Aktjubinsk Region, Kazakhstan. 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. 237, Plate 3, Fig. 2.

K1516        SIZE: 1-1/4" x 15/16" (11/16" height)

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

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus pes ungual (foot claw) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This claw is excellent quality with excellent color and patina.  One stress crack which was stabilized stabilized - no repair or no restoration. A super rare, extra large Thescelosaurus pes ungual! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An exceptional collector's quality Thescelosaurus claw. Maximum size. Note - claw comes with a Riker type frame. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - Thesc unguals are described as flat triangles.(see Thesc-Pachy claw differentiation discussion below). 

DI21 BoP       SIZE: 2-1/2"    (1-1/4" W)

Note - Adding 4 new Thescelosarus claws in July 2018.       Link to Thesc fossils catalog

A High Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus pes ungual (foot claw) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This claw is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. One crack is stabilized and the very end of the "wings" (the flat ledge below the blood groove) were filled for aesthetics - about a 1/16". Note - Thesc unguals are described as flat triangles.(see Thesc-Pachy claw differentiation discussion below). No restoration. A rare Thescelosaurus pes ungual! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Carter Co., Montana. Excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus claw. Note - claw comes with a Riker type frame. Authenticity guaranteed.

DI24        SIZE: 1-11/16"  

Note - Adding 4 new Thescelosarus claws in July 2018.       Link to Thesc fossils catalog

An Ultra Rare, Top Quality 4-3/4" Sharktooth Hill Megalodon tooth found in the Round Mountain Silt near Bakersfield, California. A location that produces very few Megalodon teeth and one of the toughest Megs to locate. A March 2021 Fossil of the Month. This tooth is still embedded in its original Round Mountain silt matrix block with a large whale bone. The whale bone is 7" long and 1.5" wide. Highest quality enamel with an excellent tan color. The bourlette is a tan color and 85% complete. The serrations are extra large and 100% complete. The root is nicely articulated and complete. Also note the grooves on the root ends - a Miocene trait. This is a middle Miocene Meg - very unique! Note - This is a 100% natural matrix block with nothing added or glued. No repair or restoration other the very tip. You will not see these middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Megs from Bakersfield, California very often. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. An exceptional collector piece that came out of a 25 year old old collection! A fantastic display from an old Ernst quarry site. My last matrix piece - a Last Supper scene!

ST451 BoP3         Size: 4-3/4"   (4" W)      Block size: 9" x 8"

Note - Adding three Sharktooth Hill Meg teeth in March 2021.    Link to Sharktooth Hill Meg Teeth.

A rare, GEM Ptychodus occidentalis tooth from Russell Co., Kansas. An excellent example of this rare Cretaceous shark. Authenticity guaranteed. Perfect tooth. You will not see this species very often!

KS401           SIZE: 9/16" x 7/16"

Note - Adding 1 new P. occidentalis teeth in April 2020.   Link to Kansas P. occidentalis teeth

Large, rare GEM Isistius triangulus teeth.

FR065 (Left)                SIZE: 1/8"