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

N202       SIZE: 1-7/16"

A Top Quality Isurus desori , a Mako shark tooth from the "De Kuilen" sand pit, Mill, The Netherlands. This tooth has excellent BLACK color and perservation. Sharp cutting edge. The age is late Miocene (approx. 6-8 million years ago). This species is the ancestor to the Isurus oxyrhinchus. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

N205       SIZE: 1-3/16"

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.

Excellent, exceptionally large and nicely articulated Rhombodus teeth.

M557 (Left)              SIZE: 5/8"

Excellent, exceptionally large and nicely articulated Rhombodus teeth.

M558 (Right)             SIZE: 3/8"

Excellent, exceptionally large and nicely articulated Rhombodus teeth.

M559 (Left)             SIZE: 5/8"

Excellent, exceptionally large and nicely articulated Rhombodus teeth.

M560 (Right)             SIZE: 5/8"

New  An Excellent, rare Squatirhina teeth.

M901 (Left)            SIZE: 3/16"

New  An Excellent, rare Squatirhina teeth.

M902 (Right)           SIZE: 3/16"

A rare Top Quality Carcharomodus escheri, a "serrated Mako" shark tooth - upper jaw anterior tooth from the "De Kuilen" sand pit, Mill, The Netherlands. A July Fossil of the Month. The Carcharomodus escheri  was named as a new genus in 2015 based upon a crenulated cutting edge ("wavy serrations"), slender & distally inclined crown, and side cusplets. This is a "Blue" layer tooth which are know for the highest preservation and best color - rarely seen outside of Europe. This tooth has excellent color and preservation. Sharp cutting edge. Two side cusplets. The age is late Miocene (approx. 6-8 million years ago). An excellent rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. Perfect tooth. A difficult tooth to source.

N003        SIZE: 1-3/4"

Note - Adding 17 Netherlands Carcharomodus escheri teeth in July 2023.  Link to Netherlands Escheri teeth

A GEM, EXTRA LARGE anterior Otodus tooth with an excellent golden tan color and a white root. Knife-like edges and tip! A massive, thick root.  No repair! Incredible color! Exceptional size and quality. Museum grade.

M002           SIZE: 3-7/16"

An EXCEPTIONAL Hemipristis shark tooth from the copper red site. Lateral position. Extra sharp serrations. These are Miocene age from the Pungo River Fm., Hertford Co., NC. 

NC409     SIZE: 1-1/8"