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A Top Quality Priscacara (Cockerellites) liops fish from the 18" layer, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Priscacara liops is an extinct Perch from the Eocene age (50 MYA). This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair or restoration. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent display piece!  

X484       SIZE: 4-3/8"       Plate size is 7.5" x 5.25".

Note - Adding 12 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2023 --> Link to Fossil Fish

A very nice, Large Priscacara (Cockerellites) liops fish from the 18 inch layer. The Priscacara liops is an extinct Perch from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Plate size is 7-1/2" x 12".  A wonderful display piece!  Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - This item weighs 4.5 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X485                SIZE: 5"

An Ultra Rare, Extra Large Pappocetus lugardi (Andrews, 1920) molar tooth from Morocco. Note - molar tooth design is one of the distinguishing features for indentifying this species.The molars demonstrate how massive Pappocetus teeth compared to the later primitive whales!  The root thickness doubles on one side and the crown gains depth as well. This material is a new find and represents one of the earliest transition forms of the whale. Pappocetus is a protocetid (see discussion below) and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of the Basilosaurus. This material is complete and without repair. Crack fill only on some pieces. 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.

M2106          Size: 2-1/2"  (straight line)  (1-3/8" Width at base of crown)

Mid. Eocene (Bartonian) age  (40 MYA)

Gueran, (25 km SE of Boujdour), Boujdour Basin

West Sahara, Morocco

A rare EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality fossil Cave Bear (Urusus spelaeus) skull from the Carpathian Mountains, Romania. An April of the Month. These large bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. An excellent cave bear tooth. You can own a rare and wonderful story piece from the Ice Age! Essentially no repair or restoration with minor repair above the upper jaw canine & incisor teeth only. Authenticity guaranteed. Near perfect skull. One of the largest top quality Cave Bear skull that I have seen. Very clean with great color. Skull comes with a custom steel display stand as shown. Note - shipping weight is approximately 25 lbs. An international shipping charge is required.

Name: Urusus spelaeus      Age: Late Pleistocene     

Location:  Carpathian Mountains, Romania

R500            SIZE: 19" Length  ;  10-1/2" Wide  ;  18" Height on stand.

Note: Posted 13 new Ice Age Cave Bear fossils in April 2023.  Link -> Cave Bear Fossils

A "Flying" Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE Zilchovaspis rogusa trilobite from Morocco. A November Fossil of the Month. It has German controlled preparation and retains all natural color and detail. The bottom of this trilobite has been cleaned out and it sits on an 1" matrix pedestal. Preparation easily took many dozens of hours to clean this specimen. Incredible prep work! All natural. A Lower Devonian trilobite. One of my favorite Devonian species. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - Specimen weighs 1.2 pounds and a supplemental international shipping surcharge will be applied tp Free Shipping. The largest Zilchovaspis rogusa trilobite that I have seen. A massive trilobite!

XM72       Size: 4-1/2" straightline ; 6" on curve (2-3/4" wide)

Adding 9 quality Moroccan trilobites in November 2025.     Link to Moroccan trilobites.

A rare, Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus lower jaw section from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. One crack was stabilized.No restoration. An exceptional Thescelosaurus jaw section! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus jaw section. Note - jaw section comes with a Riker frame. Authenticity guaranteed. 

DI16       SIZE: 2-3/16"    

Note - Adding 16 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2021.       Link to Thescelosaurus fossils catalog

A Quality Prognathodon anceps tooth from the phosphate mining region, Khouribga, Morocco. P. anceps is one of the largest mosasaur species known with huge nearly round teeth used for crushing prey.  Exceptional condition and preservation. Note - the large Moroccan Mosasaurs have been renamed to a Prognathodon genus. No repair or restoration.  Authenticity guaranteed. This is a good specimen.

M1078        SIZE: 2-1/4"    (1-3/8" wide) 

Note - Adding 14 new Mosasaur teeth in October 2022. -->  Link to Mosasaur teeth.

A Top Quality Hypotodus verticalis (a Sand Tiger shark) tooth from Tushbair, Kazakhstan.  Lower jaw lateral position. Incredible color and condition. Near perfect tooth. An incredible Eocene (Bartonian) age tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. One of the finest localities for Eocene age shark teeth! You will enjoy the quality of the Kazakh teeth. 

K1209                SIZE: 7/8"

Note - 10 new Hypotodus teeth added in October 2017.         Hypotodus Catalog Link

A Top Quality, 4-1/2" Classic Peruvian Early Megalodon tooth. Our 2nd February 2017 Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an incredible tan colored crown with an excellent tan bourlette. Highest quality enamel. The bourlette is excellent and essentially complete. The serrations are extra large and razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. The root is an excellent reddish brown color and complete. This Megalodon was found in the Ocucate area of Peru (Miocene age). Note -  the "root ears"on the root, root wing grooves, the exceptionally large serrations, and Chubutensis-like humps at the base of the serrations - all Miocene traits. A top quality example of a classic Peruvian Miocene Megalodon tooth considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's tooth from the old days! Museum Quality Megalodon. One of the finest quality Peruvian Meg teeth that I have offered. Absolutely no repair!

P002            Size: 4-1/2"

A RARE LARGE, Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens rooted tooth from the late Cretaceous of North America. A complete root plus a second root. This specimen resides on its original Hell Creek Fm. matrix. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The enamel is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. Excellent preservation showing the intricate texture of the root. One crack stabalized. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Harding Co., So. Dakota. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. 

DH01        SIZE: 2-3/8"    

Note - Adding 20 new Edmontosaurus fossils in March 2024.      Link to Edmontosaurus fossils catalog

A Top Quality Robinia sp., a petrified Locust wood limb section display, from McDermitt, Oregon. This petrified wood is from the Trent Fm and is Miocene age (20 MYA). A natural fossil wood section with one end polished. Limb section height is 8-1/4" and makes an excellent upright decorative display with a felt base. This piece exhibits good preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece!   Note - This items weighs 7.5 lbs and will require a shipping supplement to free shipping offers. 

PW12     SIZE:   6-1/4" x  2-3/8" x  8-1/4" height

Note - Adding 23 petrified wood specimens in November 2023 --> Link to petrified wood

A Top Quality Robinia sp., a petrified Locust wood limb section display, from McDermitt, Oregon. This petrified wood is from the Trent Fm and is Miocene age (20 MYA). A natural fossil wood section with one end polished. Limb section height is 6-3/4" and makes an excellent upright decorative display with a felt base. This piece exhibits good preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece!   Note - This items weighs 7.5 lbs and will require a shipping supplement to free shipping offers. 

PW10     SIZE:   4" x  3-1/2" x  6-3/4" height

Note - Adding 23 petrified wood specimens in November 2023 --> Link to petrified wood