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An ultra rare, Thalassocnus, a Swimming Sloth, manus (hand) claw from the Bahia Inglesia Formation, Copiapo, Chile. A May Fossil of the Month. This sloth lived on the west coast of So. America during the late Miocene age. This claw is a near complete with minor erosion along the upper edge and back end. Both areas have minor restoration. Fantastic color and preservation. Authenticity guaranteed. I have not seen a swimming sloth claw for sale before. This is all of the sloth material that I have from 15 years ago! A rare collector's claw. This is my one and only hand claw!

C931          Size: 2-1/2"  (1-1/8" height, 7/16" wide)

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A LARGE, Top Quality, rare Quadrops flexuosa spiny trilobite from Oufaten, Morocco. A May Fossil of the Month. It is beautifully prepared to fully exposed the long & free standing spines and appendages. Exceptional compound eye detail. The Devonian trilobites from Atlas mountain deposits are world renowned for their incredible preservation and beauty. A Lower Devonian trilobite - Emsian stage - 400 MYA. Very little restoration required - prep touch up only. A rare species. An incredible museum quality specimen. Definitely one of my favorite species! Authenticity guaranteed. Note - specimen wights 1.9 lbs. International orders will require supplemental postage. Please inquire.

XM55       Size: 3"  (1-1/4" wide)

Note - Posted 16 Moroccan trilobites in May 2024  -->  Link to Moroccan Trilobites

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An ultra rare Orcinus sp., a Killer whale, tooth from Caldera area of Chile. An incredible late Miocene Killer whale tooth from the Bahia Inglesa Fm. A MArch Fossil of the Momth. This tooth has incredible preservation and fantastic brown color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Unfortunately there are no teeth coming from this site 19 years!  This is the only Killer whale tooth that I have seen from this deposit. Orcinus sp., a Killer whale, evolved in the early Miocene, and is quite challenging to find in the fossil record. *** No discounts. ***

C713        SIZE:  3-3/8"  (7/8" wide)

Note - Adding 16 Chilean Sperm whale fossils in March 2025. -> Link to Whale teeth.

 

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An Ultra Rare, TOP QUALITY Spicomellus afer spike osteoderm from the earliest known Ankylosaur found in the Boulemane region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month.  An excellent spike with an incredible natural red color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or wear! Fully inflated. Simple crack fill. No restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's spke. Authenticity guaranteed. Spicomellus afer specimens are quite rare and only a few have been found. This is what a real Spicomellus afer spike looks like.  Jurassic age (Bathonian) - 166 MYA. Found in the El Mers Group (formation), Boulahfa, So. of Boulemane, Fes Meknas, Morocco.

M1302c      Size: 3-5/16"   ;  1-1/8" width

 

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An Ultra Rare, TOP QUALITY Spicomellus afer spike osteoderm from the earliest known Ankylosaur found in the Boulemane region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month.  An excellent spike with an incredible natural black color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or wear! Fully inflated. Simple crack fill. No restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's spke. Authenticity guaranteed. Spicomellus afer specimens are quite rare and only a few have been found. This is what a real Spicomellus afer spike looks like.  Jurassic age (Bathonian) - 166 MYA. Found in the El Mers Group (formation), Boulahfa, So. of Boulemane, Fes Meknas, Morocco.

M1301c      Size: 3-5/16"   ;  1-1/8" width  ;  Base width: 3-1/8"

 

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A Top Quality Carcharias vorax, a Sand shark tooth from the "De Kuilen" sand pit, Mill, The Netherlands. This tooth has excellent color and preservation. Sharp cutting edge and tip. The age is late Miocene (approx. 6-8 million years ago). This species is related to Carcharias cuspidata. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

N332       SIZE: 15/16"

Note - Adding 56 Netherlands shark teeth in July 2013.  Link to Netherlands shark teeth.

 

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An Extra Large, Top Quality Vermicularia recta cluster from Sarasota, Florida. Vermicularia recta is a gastropod that grows in colonies forming clusters. Sometimes referred as "tube snails". Excellent preservatiion and detail. Pliocene age gastropods from the Okeechobeee Fm. (4 mya). Authenticity guaranteed. A special display piece!  

SH17       Cluster Size: 9-1/4" Length x 5" Wide

Name: Vermicularia recta  gastropod    Age: Pliocene  (4 MMYA)   Location: Sarasota, Florida

Note - Posting 6 new "Other" fossils in January 2024.   ->    Link to Shells

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The December week #2 Fossil of the Month is a GEM, EXTRA LARGE copper Isurus hastalis tooth. Rare copper red color with exceptional gloss. The root shows very nice detail. Absolutely great preservation and condition - extra sharp edges and tip - very clean. The "broad form" of the I. hastalis. Exceptional color. One of the finest BIG Mako teeth from the copper red site. An exceptional collector's tooth! BEST of the BEST. NC301 SIZE: 2-15/16" Learn More

A rare EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Heterodontus dorsal spine - the Horn shark from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. This big spine specimen is still attached to its original Round Mountain silt matrix with a 2-1/4" whale ear bone. These Heterodontus spines only occasionally fossilize and they are quite rare. A great defensive weapon for the Horn shark! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. The Sharktooth deposits produce the largest and best fossil Horn shark spines. This huge spine makes a fantastic Sharktooth Hill display piece!

ST119        SIZE: 3-1/4"

Note - Adding 4 Heterodontus dorsal spines in February 2022.  Link to Heterodontus fossils

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

 

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The July Fossil of the Month is a TOP QUALITY, LARGE Megalodon tooth - upper jaw anterior tooth from Borrell Creek, So. Carolina. Note - This site produces a small number of teeth with copper-red colors with quality similar to the best teeth from the No. Carolina copper-red site. This tooth has a fantastic copper-red crown with high quality enamel and an extra large dark brown colored bourlette. The bourlette is perfect. Exceptional color. The serrations are sharp and essentially complete. Root is nicely articulated and complete. Excellent colors. NO repair! A GORGEOUS copper-red Megalodon tooth which is near perfect. I only have one of these teeth. Priced to sell! A Shark Week special! SC028 Size: 4-5/8" (3-3/8" W) Learn More

A rare COLORFUL pair of Top Quality Great White shark teeth - a upper jaw anterior tooth and a lower jaw tooth from Chile. An upper and lower jaw tooth naturally trapped in time in a vug within the Chilean phosphorite matrix! These teeth have Tan & Red colored crowns, a distinct gum lines, and a brown roots. Fantastic color!  Highest quality enamel. Serrations are large with a great tip serration. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. No repair or restoration. An EXCELLENT color collector's Great White display piece.  Authenticity guaranteed. These are only teeth found in a natural vug that I has seen.

C200        Size: 1-11/16""  &  1"

Note - Adding 26 Chilean Great White teeth in September 2025    Link to Great White shark teeth

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A TOP QUALITY Chubutensis tooth from Peru - an upper jaw tooth. Another February Fossil of the Month. An incredible tan and red colored crown with no peel. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic extra large side cusps. Extra large and sharp serrations are incredible including a good tip serration. The bourlette is a light tan color and 100% complete. Extra wide. The root is excellent brown color, nicely articulated, and nearly complete The only challenge with this tooth is some minor root repair at the very base of the root (see black colored area). An incredibly colored, extra large Peruvian Chubutensis tooth! You won't see any more like this Chub. Authenticity guaranteed.

P031  BoP            SIZE: 3-1/4"

Note - Adding 7 new Peruvian Chubutensis teeth in February 2018         Link to Peruvian Chubutensis teeth

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