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"The CLASSIC BIG DEVONIAN TRILOBITE" A LARGE, TOP QUALITY Drotops megamanicus trilobite on original matrix. It is beautifully prepared and fully exposed. Preparation is excellent with all original colors and no restoration. Incredible detail and completeness. Color is the natural black shell. Compound eyes are exceptionally preserved showing center dimples (see photos). All natural - an incredible display piece - only minor prep touch up requried. Middle Devonian age. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. A TOP QUIALITY BIG Moroccan trilobite from Issoumour, Alnif area. A fantastic Drotops megamanicus specimen. One of the best that I have offered!   Note - specimen wights 2.7 lbs. International orders will require supplemental postage. Please inquire.

XM51       Size: 4-3/4"  (2-5/8" Wide)

Adding 31 quality Moroccan trilobites in April 2025.     Link to Moroccan trilobites.

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.

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.

A QUALITY Carcharodon carcharias, upper jaw Anterior tooth from St. Mary's River, Georgia. This is an an excellent gray colored Great White shark tooth. The enamel is the high quality with no hydration cracks. An excellent Georgia Great White shark tooth. No repair! Authenticity guaranteed.

G201              SIZE: 1-1/4"

A TOP QUALITY Carcharodon carcharias, upper jaw Anterior tooth from Venice, Florida. This is an an excellent black colored Great White shark tooth. The enamel is the high quality with no hydration cracks. Sharp serrations and tip. An excellent Venice Great White shark tooth. No repair! Authenticity guaranteed.

F992              SIZE: 11/16"

A TOP QUALITY Carcharodon carcharias, upper jaw Anterior tooth from Venice, Florida. This is an an excellent black colored Great White shark tooth. The enamel is the high quality with no hydration cracks. Sharp serrations and tip. An excellent Venice Great White shark tooth. No repair! Authenticity guaranteed.

F991              SIZE: 1"

A TOP QUALITY Carcharodon carcharias, lower jaw Anterior tooth from the Suwanee River, Florida. This is a rich brown colored Great White shark tooth. The enamel is the high quality with no hydration cracks. Sharp serrations and a decent tip. An excellent Suwanee River Great White shark tooth. No repair! Authenticity guaranteed.

F994              SIZE: 1-3/16"

A TOP QUALITY Carcharodon carcharias, upper jaw Anterior tooth from the Suwanee River, Florida. This is a rich brown & charcoal colored Great White shark tooth. The enamel is the high quality with no hydration cracks. Sharp serrations and a decent tip. An excellent Suwanee River Great White shark tooth. No repair! Authenticity guaranteed.

F993              SIZE: 1-1/2"

A Very Rare, HIGH QUALITY Carcharias dominguei posterior tooth from Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada. This is a newly named species from the Late Cretaceous deep water Northumberland Formation deposit. The crown near complete and root is complete. Good quality enamel. No repair. A very difficult tooth to locate and an excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. This incredible specimen is from a 20 year old collection.

CD22              SIZE: 1/8"

Note - Adding 64 Hornby Island deep water shark teeth.    ->   Link to Hornby Island shark teeth..

A rare, Top Quality Symmorium sp., an extinct Cladodont shark tooth, from the Paleozoic era in Indiana. A perfect primary cusp. Great color. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth! 

Age: Upper Mississippian (330 MYA); Indian Springs Shale Fm.

Location: Crawford Co., Indiana

Z054      SIZE: 5/16"

Adding 55 US Paleozoic teeth in May 2022  -->  Link to US Paleozoic teeth