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An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper jaw lateral tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  tan crown and a light tan colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

LC319       Size: 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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A Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  blue crown and a tan colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. 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 perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC325       Size: 1-7/8"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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A LARGE Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  blue crown and a brown colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. 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 perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC323       Size: 1-15/16"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  blue & tan crown and a light brown colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. 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 perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC318       Size: 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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The September 2015 "Fossil Shark Tooth of the Month" is an ultra rare, EXTRA LARGE, GEM Carcharocles auriculatus from the copper-red site in North Carolina. This a biggest top quality Anterior Auriculatus tooth tooth that I have seen from the copper-red site. The finest RED colored crown. The enamel is the highest possible quality. Extremely rare size. The serrations and tip are incredible - one serration damaged! A gorgeous North Carolina copper-red Auriculatus shark tooth, and an exceptional collector's tooth. Note - you rarely see a copper-red Auriculatus shark tooth that has a top quality crown, root and serrations - a top 1% tooth from this site! Museum quality. NO repair! The BEST of the BEST! NC102 SIZE: 3-3/4" Learn More

A HIGH QUALITY 4-11/16" Carcharodontosaurus tooth from the Kem Kem deposits of Morocco. This tooth is huge with a 4" crown! An excellent golden brown color. High quality enamel. Excellent overall quality and preservation. Very good anterior and posterior serrations. Excellent growth waves near cutting edge. Large position tooth in jaw - extra wide crown. Absolutely no cracks running across the tooth. There is an one inch area on the reverse side that must of lifted and it was stabilized. No restoration. This is an all natural tooth which is quite rare for a XXL Carch tooth. A Museum Quality EXTRA LARGE tooth. Serrated edge measures 4". Authenticity guaranteed! This monster Carcharodontosaurus tooth - you rarely see a 4" crown!

M1201  BoP      SIZE: 4-11/16" (1-1/2" W) - straightline measurement!

Note - Adding 15 Carcharodontosaurus teeth in Mar. 2020 ->  Link to Carchardontosaurus teeth

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A High Quality Ultra Rare Alopias palatasi shark tooth, the extinct serrated Giant Thresher shark from the Meherrin River copper red site in No. Carolina. An August 2020 Fossil of the Month offering. An excellent serrated tooth. Very good preservation and condition. This tooth is middle Miocene age, Hertford Co., NC. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An ultra rare collectors' tooth. Try finding one of these teeth!  I have seen less than six in 30 years.

NC501          SIZE: 1-5/16"

Posting six Giant Thresher shark teeth in August 2020.   Link to Thresher sharks.

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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

An ultra rare, ~5" GEM Incredibly Deep Red North Carolina Carcharocles megalodon, upper jaw Principal Anterior tooth from the copper-red site. It has an incredible deep red colored crown. Exceptional color! Note - you rarely see a copper-red Megalodon shark tooth that has a top quality crown, root and serrations - a top .1% tooth from this site! This is one of the finest big Megs from this site and I would say the finest deep red colored big Meg tooth from this site! This is also one of the earliest Megs coming from the copper-red site. Found in 2002! NO repair! The BEST of the BEST!

NC014         SIZE: 4-15/16

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A Top Quality, Pathologic 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. This tooth shows a wavy cutting edge and an extra cutting edge formed on the the display side of crown (see 3rd photo).  Highest quality enamel. An excellent colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root - extra wide. 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!

F105      SIZE: 1-13/16"   (1-5/8" W)

Note - Adding 8 new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in April 2005.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

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A LARGE, Rare Basilosaurus isis premolar tooth from Morocco. Basilosaurus was in the Basilosauridae family of early whales. An August Fossil of the Month. Note - this tooth is a molar with no wear and a complete root. This material is a new find and represents an early transition form of the whale which was a fully aquatic carnivore. Note - the very tip of four side cusps were professionally restored in the US. This is an opportunity to own an incredibly rare specimen from an early evolutionary stage of the modern whale. A fantastic collector's specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. A special tooth!

M2111          Size: 5-1/16"  (straight line)  

Late Eocene (Bartonian) age  (36 MYA)

Boujdour Basin, West Sahara, Morocco

Note - adding six early whale teeth in August 2023.   Link to the early whales.

 

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A Top Quality Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth - upper jaw anterior tooth from Lee Creek, No. Carolina. This tooth has a rich blue & tan crown and a brown colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. Near perfect tooth. A fantastic collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

LC331      Size: 1-1/2"+

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek Big "Mako" teeth in April 2018.     Link to Lee Creek Broad Form Mako Teeth.   

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