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A LARGE, Top Quality, Triceratops horridus toe bone (pes digit) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Triceratops was a large ceratopsian dinosaur found in the Hell Creek and Lance Creek formations which is know for three horns and the large frill protecting its neck. This is an excellent toe bone with excellent detail preserved and good color / patina. This is the large toe II - digit 1 bone. You can see the "mushroom" appearance of proximal ends which is a characteristic of Triceratops and distinguishes it from a Hadrosaur toe bone. Triceratops bones are more difficult to find. Minor crack fill. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. A supplemental shipping charge will apply for international orders.

DC35         SIZE: 4-3/4" long x 4-1/2" wide x 1-3/4" height

Note - Adding 15 new Triceratops bones in September 2025.       Link to Triceratops fossils catalog

A rare, LARGE Top Quality Suwanee Auriculatus tooth from northern Florida. An exceptional upper jaw anterior tooth. Gorgeous charcoal gray colored crown with a brown colored bourlette, and brown root. Highest quality enamel. Excellent color & preservation with great river polish. The serrations are large and sharp with a good tip serration. The root is complete. It is very hard to find these teeth in perfect condition. An excellent collector's Suwanee River Auriculatus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

F433           SIZE: 2-13/16"

Note - Adding 5 Suwanee Auriculatus teeth in June 2019.     Link to the Suwanee Auriculatus teeth.

A Quality Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako, an anterior tooth from Baja, Mexico. Good quality enamel. A nice white color with a tan root. Good preservation and condition. This is a Pliocene age tooth from the Gloria Fm. Authenticity guaranteed. A nice collector's tooth from a rare locality.  

MX226        Size: 1-1/16"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A Quality Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako, an anterior tooth from Baja, Mexico. Good quality enamel. A nice white color with a tan root. Good preservation and condition. This is a Pliocene age tooth from the Gloria Fm. Authenticity guaranteed. A nice collector's tooth from a rare locality.  

MX227        Size: 1-1/16"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A Quality Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako, an anterior tooth from Baja, Mexico. Good quality enamel. A nice white color with a tan root. Good preservation and condition. This is a Pliocene age tooth from the Gloria Fm. Authenticity guaranteed. A nice collector's tooth from a rare locality.  

MX228        Size: 1"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A Quality Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako, an anterior tooth from Baja, Mexico. Good quality enamel. A nice tan color with a tan root. Good preservation and condition. This is a Pliocene age tooth from the Gloria Fm. Authenticity guaranteed. A nice collector's tooth from a rare locality.  

MX229        Size: 13/16"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

A Quality Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako, a posterior tooth from Baja, Mexico. Good quality enamel. A nice tan color with a tan root. Good preservation and condition. This is a Pliocene age tooth from the Gloria Fm. Authenticity guaranteed. A nice collector's tooth from a rare locality.  

MX230        Size: 11/16"

Posting 19 species (68 rare shark teeth) from Baja, Mexico.   Link to Mexican shark teeth -> Mexico shark teeth

An Ultra Rare, TOP QUALITY Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A November Fossil of the Month. Note - This tooth is still embedded is its oririginal matrix consisting of Round Mountain silt formation along with several mammal bones making a fantastic display! This tooth has a highly desirable tan enamel and a very massive chocolate colored root. The crown enamel has good luster and sharp edges. Highest quality enamel! NO repair! A very difficult tooth to locate.  A fantastic collector's tooth! Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. One of the rarest P. benedeni teeth! Note - the base of the matrix is flat making this an instant display piece!

ST401  BoP            SIZE: 2-3/8"

A High QUALITY Nanotyrannus lancensis tooth from the western US. This juvenile tooth measures 15/16" (straight line). The enamel has some root etching. The posterior serrations are good. No cracks. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed.  An excellent collector's Nano tooth. 

DN15        SIZE: 15/16"

Note - Adding 24 Nanotyrannus teeth in March 2025  ->  Link to Nano Teeth

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

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"

A rare, TOP QUALITY Megatherium americanum sloth claw from an extinct genus of giant ground sloths from the Pampean region, Uruguay. A March Fossil of the Month. Megatherium is from the family of the largest Ground sloths. This claw has excellent preservation. It is complete down to an excellent tip with essentially no restoration or repair. There appears to be a 1.5” area of the top of the sheath rim on the back side that may have minor restoration (see photo - a small area). Excellent preservation of the proximal end. An incredible massive Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene display piece from Uruguay. Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic Pleistocene giant ground sloth claw specimen. A rare Museum Quality specimen from a rare site. One of my favorites! Comes with a steel stand. 

X701          SIZE: 11-1/2" x 5-1/4" x 2-5/8"   Height with stand:  6.75"

Note – adding 14 Ground Sloth claws & teeth in March 2022.   Link to Sloth fossils