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A TOP QUALITY shark vertebra from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Exceptional condition and preservation. Incredibly defined ventral holes. This vertebara is an aseptate design and resembles a vertebra from the Tiger shark. These vertebrae are rarely found and exceptional specimens are extremely difficult to obtain. These vertebrae were found in Miocene Pungo River Formation (15 million years old). Authenticity guaranteed. 

LC966           SIZE: 2-1/4" width x 1-7/16" length

Note - Adding 9 new Lee Creek teeth vertebrae in March 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Shark vertebra. 

An Extra Large, Top Quality Mioplosus fish from the 18" layer, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Mioplosus labracoides is a Perch-like fish 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. All natural. Plate size is 14" x 7-1/2". An excellent display piece!  Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed.

X480  BoP       SIZE: 8-3/4"

Note - Adding 21 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in October 2019 --> Link to Fossil Fish

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A Top Quality, Mioplosus  fish from the 18 inch layer. The Mioplosus labracoides is an extinct Perch-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming.  A scarce species. 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. Authenticity guaranteed. A wonderful display piece!   

X495           SIZE: 4-7/8"     

Note - Adding 31 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2024 --> Link to Fossil Fish

A Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth from the Kem Kem red sand deposits of Morocco. A fantastic deep red colored tooth - the most sought after color. A February Fossil of the Month. This 3-5/8" tooth which is nearly all crown - a BIG tooth. Highest quality enamel with no enamel peel. Exceptional preservation. Very good anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. Excellent growth waves near cutting edge. An extra wide position tooth - maxillary tooth (upper jaw anterior). One of my favorite tooth positions.  No cracks - no breaks. No Repair.  No Restoration. An ULTRA RARE, Extra Large collector's tooth. Authenticity Guaranteed. Museum Quality. An exceptional BIG Carch tooth with excellent eye appeal. One of my favorites!

M1201 BOP4     Size: 3-5/8"    (1-1/2" x 11/16")

Note - Added 6 new Carchardontosaurus teeth in February 2021.   Link to Carcharodontosaurus teeth.

A GEM QUALITY, EXTRA LARGE exceptionally prepared, Belenopyge estevei  trilobite. The preparation is German with all original colors and no restoration. Exceptional completeness and preservation. Great natural dark brown shell with excellent luster. The dimpled eyes are well preserved. A Lower Devonian (Pragian - 395 mya - Ihandar Fm.) trilobite from the Djebel Mrakib, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. One of the rarer species.

XM59         Size: 1-5/16"  (1-3/16" wide)

Note - Adding 16 new Moroccan Trilobites in May 2024.    -->    Link to Moroccan Trilobites

A GEM Mako and Great White shark tooth set. Upper jaw anterior teeth. Excellent light blue color with light tan roots. Exceptional preservation and condition. An excellent transition set!      

C1001                  SIZE: 2-3/16"  2-1/8"

An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY, Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site.  This Megalodon has an incredible dark tan color and an excellent orange - brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Great color! The bourlette is large and essentially complete. The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. Excellent serrations for a BIG Meg. The root is excellent - nicely articulated with dark brown color on the display side and shallow pitting on the non-display side which is all to common for these Megs. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare Indonesian Meg tooth. An excellent West Java color Meg.  Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.

IN22        Size: 5-3/8"  

Note - Adding 12 Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in June 2020. -> Link To Indonesian Megs

An ultra rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi associted pair of whorls, from Herrin, Illinois. A July Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. An ultra rare assoiiated pair of tooth whorls. Note - the crown tips are naturally rounded (polished)  which thought to be due to wear from 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. This is the first associated whorl pait that I have seen.

I02        SIZE:  5" & 4-3/4" w/ root  (1-1/4"+ crowns) 

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

A TOP QUALITY Mosasaurus beaugei tooth from the Cretaceous of Khouribga, Morocco. Excellent preservation. Note - the well defined flat ridges running the length of the crown - a M. beaugei characteristic. This massive specimen has an excellent wide cross-section. No repair or restoration. A massive Mosasaur tooth from the hero of Jurassic World! This is one of the more difficult of the large Mosasaur species to find. An excellent collector's Mosasaur tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. 

M1076           SIZE: 1-5/8"   (1-1/16" Wide)

Note - Adding 35 new Mosasaur teeth in November 2023.   -->   Link to Mosasaur teeth.

A very rare, Top Quality Parotodus benedeni lateral tooth with a massive root from the St. Mary's River, Georgia. A Miocene age tooth from the Hawthorne Fm. An August Fossil of the Month. An incredible red colored tooth! Highest quality enamel with sharp edges and a sharp tip! Root is massive,complete, nicely articulated, and has essentially no hydration crack. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A very difficult tooth to locate from a loction that produces few Parotodus teeth. You never see top quality Parotodus teeth from the St. Mary's River! This is a very old collection piece.

G153          SIZE: 2-5/16" 

Note - Adding three rare Georgia Parotodus teeth in August 2021.    Link to Parotodus teeth.

A TOP QUALITY rare Araucaria mirabilis pine cone cut and polished specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. This cone is large and shows both great interior and exterior detail. The internal detail is exceptional. This specimen includes a rare stem section! Very few cones retained their stems. Great color.  An incredible cut and polished pine cone specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - new specimen export has stopped for more than 10 years! This is an old collection piece.  

X312     Size: 2-3/8" x 2-1/16"

Note - Adding 5 rare Argentine pine cone specimens in June 2025.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

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