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An ultra rare, Top Quality EXTRA LARGE Edestus heinrichi shark whorl section with 4 big crowns, from Sparta, Illinois. An August 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 4 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. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Four crown whorl sections are extremely rare! 

I01  BoP           SIZE: 2" teeth   (Whorl  6")

Adding 15 Edestus shark specimens in August 2020.    Link to Edestus shark.

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.

A rare, Top Quality Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Golden Beach, Florida with great color! Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. A glossy blue colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root. Great eye appeal. Extra large white gum line -very unique! A rare Bone Valley collector's Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these Mako teeth very often!

F112      SIZE: 1-1/4"   

Note - Adding 10+ new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in June 2019.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

A rare, Top Quality Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Golden Beach, Florida with great color! Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. A glossy blue colored crown. Excellent color! Sharp cutting edges. An excellent tan root. Great eye appeal. Extra large white gum line -very unique! A rare Bone Valley collector's Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see these Mako teeth very often!

F113      SIZE: 1-3/8"   

Note - Adding 10+ new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in June 2019.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest quality enamel. A very glossy Jet BLACK colored crown with small hydration cracks. Excellent color! Exceptional cutting edges with no dings. An exceptional root – very wide no small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An exceptional collector's BIG Mako tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guarantee.

SC302 BoP        SIZE: 3-1/8"   (2-1/8" W)

A RARE, Top Quality Megalodon tooth from Dakhla area, Western Sahara, Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. Fantastic color and preservation. The enamel is high quality with no damage, the bourlette is complete, and the root is complete. This very special Moroccan Megalodon tooth that is missing from most serious Megalodon tooth collections. These Megs are Miocene age - about 14 MYA. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare collectors Meg tooth. You never see a large, top quality Moroccan Meg teeth without repair or damage.  

M065            SIZE: 4-3/4"

Adding 13 Moroccan Megalodon teeth in October 2023.       Link to Moroccan Megalodon teeth

A rare, Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens finger from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The finger includes two carpals and a manus claw. Edmontosaurus was mainly bipedal, but could walk on all four legs in search of food. As noted by the front leg size difference, Edmontosaurus could put little weight on them. Excellent bone quality. Minor crack fill. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Harding Co., So. Dakota. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus finger.  Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - Edmontosaurus carpal bones and unguals are very scarce. I rarely see them. T. rex must have eaten them...

DH46        SIZE: 6-5/8" (length)  2" (width)

Note - Adding 21Edmontosaurus bones / claws in May 2025.       Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete lower jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Ten very large and sharp primary cusps. An excellent complete root that has a crack, but the crown never cracked. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality rare collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is a piece from an old collection.

P753          Size: 1-7/16" (wide)

Note - Adding 9 new Peruvian Hexanchus teeth in March 2022 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

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 exceptionally large, Top Quality fossil Cave Bear paw (Urusus spelaeus) from Romania. These large Ice Age bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. These are complete feet with essentially all original fossil bone and are nicely wired together to make an incredible display piece. A wonderful story piece. Authenticity guaranteed. An incredible Ice Age fossil display specimen!

Name: Urusus spelaeus      Age: Late Pleistocene      Location: Carpathian Mountains, Romania

R513             SIZE: 11-1/4" x 9-1/4"

Note: Added 12 new Ice Age fossils in March 2022.   Link -> Cave Bear Fossils

An "Eye Popping" TOP QUALITY, LARGE Bone Valley Megalodon upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth from Golden Beach, Florida.  A June Fossil of the Month (FOTM).  A fantastic Gray with Charcoal Gray highlights designer colored crown and a fantastic golden brown bourlette! I have never seen a Meg with these colors. Highest quality enamel. The bourlette is golden brown and 100% complete. The serrations are large & razor sharp with a big tip serration. Exceptional serrations for a big Meg. The root is complete with essentially no hydration cracks. An exceptional Miocene Megalodon tooth. Excellent symmetry. 100% natural. NO repair or restoration! AN EXCEPTIONAL color collector's MEG from Golden Beach. MUSEUM QUALITY. The BEST of the BEST!  You will not see another Megalodon tooth with these colors!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

F001 BoP2      SIZE: 4-5/16"  

Note - Adding 5+ new Bone Valley Fm. Megalodon teeth in June 2019.      Link to the BV Meg teeth.  

An exceptionally preserved, rare fossil Cave Bear jaw (Urusus spelaeus) with bite marks from Romania. A December Fossil of the Month. These large bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. An exceptional, large adult cave bear lower jaw. . You can own a rare and wonderful story piece from the Ice Age!  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare jaw with puncture bite marks (see arrow).

Name: Urusus spelaeus      Age: Late Pleistocene      Location: Carpathian Mountains, Romania

R507             SIZE: 9" 

Note: Added 17 new Ice Age / Cave Bear fossils in October 2024.  Link -> Cave Bear Fossils