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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 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, EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Ctenacanthus artiensis tooth from the Paleozoic era in what is now Russia. A July Fossil of the Month. Great color. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A special collector's tooth!

Age: Lower Permian (284 MYA), Arty Fm.

Location: Krasnoufimsk, Russia

R017       SIZE: 13/16" height  (13/16" wide)

Adding 65 Russian Paleozoic teeth in July 2021.  Link to Russian Paleozoic teeth.

An ultra rare, EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Ctenacanthus artiensis tooth from the Paleozoic era in what is now Russia. A July Fossil of the Month. Great color. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A very special collector's tooth!

Age: Lower Permian (284 MYA), Arty Fm.

Location: Krasnoufimsk, Russia

R018       SIZE: 13/16" height  (13/16" wide)

Adding 65 Russian Paleozoic teeth in July 2021.  Link to Russian Paleozoic teeth.

A rare, Top Quality Unknown species tooth from the Paleozoic era in what is now Russia. A nice crusher tooth that was not named in the early 2000s. It could be named today. Someone's reserach project. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A unique collector's tooth!  

Age: Lower Permian (284 MYA); Arty Fm.

Location: Krasnoufimsk, Russia

R190     SIZE: 11/16" wide  

Adding 65 Russian Paleozoic teeth in July 2021.  Link to Russian Paleozoic teeth.

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 Ultra Rare, LARGE Hexanchus griseus tooth from the Sacaco area of Peru. This is complete lower jaw tooth. Superb preservation and color. Fantastic charcoal gray color - very unique! Ten very large and sharp primary cusps. An excellent complete root. 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 rare piece from an old collection.

P752          Size: 1-13/16" (wide)

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

A TOP QUALITY Megalonyx jeffersonii sloth tooth from an extinct genus of giant ground sloths from northern Florida. This tooth has excellent preservation and shows little water wear. It's complete with absolutely no restoration or repair. A wonderful Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene display piece from northern Florida. Authenticity guaranteed.

X721          SIZE: 2-3/8" x 1-3/16" wide

Note – adding 6 Ground Sloth claws & teeth in December 2022.   Link to Sloth fossils

A rare Top Quality, transition GW tooth, Carcharodon hubbelli. An upper jaw anterior tooth. The C. hubbelli serrations are full at the base of the cutting edge, transition to fine serrations at mid crown and disappear towards the tip. This tooth has an excellent tan colored crown and brown root with well pronounced maroon colored gum line. Excellent color. The crown edge starts with two oversized serrations at the base and quickly transforms into "Escheri-like" wavy serrations. An early stage transition form. No repair. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional GW transition form!  It will be extremely difficult to locate Carcharodon hubbelli since there is no new supply. 

C204T  BoP         SIZE: 1-15/16"

A LARGE, Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens metacarpal from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The metacarpal is the first and largest bone in the hand. 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 metacarpal bone.  Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - Shipping weight is 1.6 pounds. International customers will pay a supplemental shipping charge. 

DH47b        SIZE: 11-1/4" (length)  2-1/4" (width at ends)

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

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Edmontosaurus annectens metacarpal from the late Cretaceous of North America. Edmontosaurus is a very large hadrosaur or "duck-bill" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. The metacarpal is the first and largest bone in the hand. Excellent bone quality. Crack fill. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Harding Co., So. Dakota. An excellent collector's quality Edmontosaurus metacarpal bone.  Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - Shipping weight is 1.6 pounds. International customers will pay a supplemental shipping charge. 

DH47        SIZE: 12-1/4" (length)  2-1/2" (width at ends)

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