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A LARGE, Top Quality Elosuchus cherifiensis crocodile tooth from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. Incredible detail and red color. Wide base. These crocodile teeth are Mid Cretaceous epoch, Cenomanian stage (96 million years ago). An excellent collector's tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

M1378       SIZE: 1-15/16"  (7/8" wide)

Note - Adding 8 new crocodile teeth from Morocco in November 2024.    Moroccan Crocodile catalog link.

A LARGE, Top Quality Elosuchus cherifiensis crocodile tooth from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. Incredible detail and red color. Wide base. These crocodile teeth are Mid Cretaceous epoch, Cenomanian stage (96 million years ago). An excellent collector's tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

M1377       SIZE: 2-1/4"  (7/8" wide)

Note - Adding 8 new crocodile teeth from Morocco in November 2024.    Moroccan Crocodile catalog link.

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Elosuchus cherifiensis crocodile tooth from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. Incredible detail and red color. Wide base. These crocodile teeth are Mid Cretaceous epoch, Cenomanian stage (96 million years ago). An excellent collector's tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.

M1375       SIZE: 2-7/8"  (1-1/8" wide)

Note - Adding 8 new crocodile teeth from Morocco in November 2024.    Moroccan Crocodile catalog link.

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Elosuchus cherifiensis crocodile tooth from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. Incredible detail and red color. Extra wide base. These crocodile teeth are Mid Cretaceous epoch, Cenomanian stage (96 million years ago). Note - tip was restored. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

M1371       SIZE: 3-1/16"  (1-1/4" wide)

Note - Adding 8 new crocodile teeth from Morocco in November 2024.    Moroccan Crocodile catalog link.

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.

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.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. An excellent matrix specimen that inludes the opposing tooth mold as well. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. Note - shipping weight is 1.9 lbs. International "free shipping" will require supplemental postage.

I11        SIZE:  3" w/ root  (1-1/2" crown) ;  Matrix block is 3.5" x 3.5"

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, LARGE, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Note - this tooth has a lot of pyrite and the tip is naturally rounded (polished)  which thought to be due to the vertical whipping motion used to slice prey.  Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I09        SIZE:  4-1/8" w/ root  (1-7/8" crown) 

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

An Ultra Rare, Top Quality Hexanchus andersoni lower jaw symphyseal tooth from Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. An October Fossil of the Month.  A lower jaw symphyseal tooth with 5 primary cusps.  Excellent tancolor. One of the most difficult Hexanchus teeth to find! Authenticity guaranteed. Perfect symphyseal tooth with the unique H. andersoni design!  The BEST! This tooth was part of a 25 year collection. My last symphyseal tooth.

ST601         SIZE: 3/4"  

Note - Adding 9 Hexanchus andersoni teeth in October 2023.     Link to Hexanchus andersoni teeth.

A TOP QUALITY, very rare Archaeocete whale, Zygorhiza kochii. A partial large molar or yoke tooth. An exceptional brown colored crown. Nicely articulated. Large root. This tooth has no repair. Note - enamel tip shows wear pattern on crown from grinding. Whales do not shed their teeth like the sharks so there teeth will wear with age. A large Archaeocete molar section from So. Carolina.  A very rare collector's tooth.  

SC1329        SIZE: 3-1/8"

Note - 14 new Archaeocete whale teeth from So. Carolina added in November 2017. Our largest selection of top quality Archaeocete teeth ever!      Archaeocete Whale catalog link.

A TOP QUALITY, very rare Archaeocete whale, Zygorhiza kochii. A partial large molar or yoke tooth. An exceptional brown colored crown. Nicely articulated. Large root. This tooth has no repair. Note - enamel tip shows wear pattern on crown from grinding. Whales do not shed their teeth like the sharks so there teeth will wear with age. A large Archaeocete molar section from So. Carolina.  A very rare collector's tooth.  

SC1330        SIZE: 2-3/8"

Note - 14 new Archaeocete whale teeth from So. Carolina added in November 2017. Our largest selection of top quality Archaeocete teeth ever!      Archaeocete Whale catalog link.

A QUALITY, very rare Archaeocete whale, Zygorhiza kochii. A large incisor tooth. An exceptional brown colored crown. Nicely articulated. Large root - complete. This tooth has no repair. Note - enamel tip shows a wear pattern on crown from grinding tough prey. Whales do not shed their teeth like the sharks so there teeth will wear with age. A large Archaeocete incisor tooth from So. Carolina.  A very rare collector's tooth.  

SC1333        SIZE: 3-3/4"

Note - 14 new Archaeocete whale teeth from So. Carolina added in November 2017. Our largest selection of top quality Archaeocete teeth ever!      Archaeocete Whale catalog link.