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Holmsella sp.; an  Extinct Primitive shark

A very rare shark skin specimen. This matrix piece is covered with dermal denticals. Shark skin impressions with denticals are extremely rare and a Paleozoic age find adds to the rarity. An exceptional collector's piece from an old collection!

Age: Pennsylvanian (295 mya) ; Dennis Fm.

Location: Hansen Quarry, La Platte, Nebraska

Z143         SIZE: 5-1/2"  x  4"

A Top Quality Great White shark tooth from the Ica region of Peru. Upper jaw tooth. High quality enamel. An excellent Blue colored crown with excellent serrations. No natural desert polish. Excellent color! A desert shark from the deserts of Peru!  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these teeth any more.  There has been no new material for 20 years!  

P211        SIZE: 2"

Note - Adding 22 new Peruvian Great White teeth in July 2023 ->  Link to Peru GW Teeth

An excellent polished Jurassic dinosaur bone section from the Morrison Formation, Grand Co., Utah. The bone is fully agatized, and the top section is polished showing the intricate cell structure. Fantastic color. Legally collected on private land. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - this item weighs 1.9 lbs. and international supplemental postage is required.

UT01         SIZE: 3"  x 2-1/4" x 2-1/2" Length

Link to Dinosaur Bones

An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality, GOLDEN ORANGE Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Polk County, Florida with great color! Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. An excellent colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root. Great eye appeal. A rare Bone Valley color collector's Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these Mako teeth very often and you never see extra large BV Mako teeth!

F102 BoP     SIZE: 2-11/16"   

Note - Adding 6 new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in February 2024.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

An EXTRA LARGE scarce Top Quality, Isurus retroflexus, the Longfin Mako shark tooth (upper jaw anterior tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth has a rich black crown and a gray colored root. Excellent colors!  Sharp cutting edge. The rear top of root has a "shoulder" build up, a characteristic of Isurus retroflexus. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A difficult tooth to source.

LC381       Size: 2-5/16"

Note - Adding 15 new Lee Creek Longfin Mako teeth in March 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Longfin Mako Teeth.   

"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

A Top Quality, rare Dicotaledon fruit or seed pod specimen from Morocco. The Moroccan "pine cone". These are found in the late Eocene sediments in Western Sahara, Morocco. Note that the interior of the cone is replaced by agate. Authenticity guaranteed.    

X359        Size: 2"

Note - Adding 26 new pine cone specimens in March 2022.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A Top Quality Diplomystus fish from the 18" layer, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Diplomystus dentatus is a Herring from the Eocene age (50 MYA). 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. Plate size is 7.5" x 4.75".  Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent display piece! 

X476         SIZE: 5-7/8"    

Note - Adding 22 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in October 2020 --> Link to Fossil Fish

"The Twist"  A rare Top Quality PATHOLOGIC Auriculatus tooth from Harleyville, So. Carolina.  An incredible twisted tooth. An excellent gray colored crown with a black colored bourlette, and a black colored root. Highest quality enamel. Excellent color & preservation. The serrations are large and razor sharp including the tip. One large side cusp. The root is complete and very well preserved. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. Near perfect tooth. A rare collector's Harleyville Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed. Another prime shark tooth site that is no longer accessible to collectors.

SC421                   SIZE: 1-9/16"

Note - Adding 12 Harleyville Auriculatus teeth in July 2022.     Link to the Harleyville Auriculatus teeth.

A rare, Top Quality Paraechinorhinus pheili tooth (a Bramble shark) from Tushbair, Kazakhstan. Lateral position. Very good color and condition. An incredible Eocene (Bartonian) age tooth from the Shorym Formation. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. One of the finest localities for Eocene age shark teeth! I have only seen one tooth from this species - rare. 

K042      SIZE: 1/2"

Large Striatolamia anterior teeth. Set of 2 teeth.

M328               SIZE: 1-1/4"

An EXTRA LARGE, very rare, GEM Quality Parotodus benedeni  tooth with a massive root from Ridgeville., So. Carolina. A Miocene-Pliocene age tooth from the Hawthorne Fm. Nice Tan color. Lateral tooth. A May Fossil of the Month. Highest quality enamel with raxor sharp edges and a "needle-like" sharp tip. Root is complete, very thick (11/16"), nicely articulated, and a very small hydration crack. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A very difficult tooth to locate. Rare location.  A GEM for the collector who needs the best.

SC860              SIZE: 2-5/8"+

Adding 15 So. Caroilna Parotodus benedeni teeth in May 2025.  ->   Link to SC Parotodus benedeni teeth.