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The Buena Vista Museum publishes an excellent guide to the fossil sharks of Sharktooth Hill. Out of print. REDUCED

BB10            Size: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

A very rare, early Otodus mugodzharicus upper jaw, posterior tooth from Aktulagay, western Kazakhstan. A transitional tooth leading to C. auriculatus (see detailed discussion below) which leads to Megalodon. The bourlette is complete. Tooth exhibits very fine serrations along the inner curve of the crown only. These teeth exhibit very good color, gloss, and preservation. A rare, early Eocene Auriculatus transition tooth. A very challenging tooth to find when building a Megalodon evolutionary set! No repair. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This western Kazakhstan site is one of the few places in the world where the Otodus to Auriculatus transition can be found in adjacent layers.

K555         SIZE: 5/8"

Note - Adding 18 Kazakh Auriculatus or transition teeth in April 2020. -->  Link to Kazakh Auriculatus teeth.

The PERFECT, very rare Parotodus benedeni tooth. An April 2019 Fossil of the Month. Lateral tooth. The crown has extremely sharp cutting edges. Exceptional light tan & blue color and preservation. An incredible wide bourlette. The root is ~5/8" thick and shows few small hydration cracks! Note- grooves on the sides of the root lobes - a Miocene tooth trait. One of the finest LC lateral Parotodus teeth that I have seen. This incredible Parotodus was found in the Pungo River Formation (Miocene age). No repair or restoration. A very special, rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

LC102 BoP           Size: 2-7/16"

An EXTRA LARGE TOP QUALITY very rare Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. A March Fossil of the Month. Lateral tooth. The crown has sharp cutting edges. Excellent BLUE color with a tan root and bourlette. The root is ~11/16" thick and shows small hydration cracks. This Parotodus tooth was found in the Yorktown Formation (Pliocene age). No repair or restoration. A very special, rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

LC102           Size: 2-11/16"

Note - Adding 6 Lee Creek P benedeni teeth in  March 2025.    Link to LC P. benedeni teeth

An EXTRA LARGE TOP QUALITY very rare Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. A March Fossil of the Month. Lateral tooth. The crown has sharp cutting edges. Excellent BLUE color with a brown root and bourlette. The root is ~3/4" thick and shows typical hydration cracks. This Parotodus tooth was found in the Yorktown Formation (Pliocene age). No repair or restoration. A very special, rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.  

LC101           Size: 2-13/16"

Note - Adding 6 Lee Creek P benedeni teeth in  March 2025.    Link to LC P. benedeni teeth

A well preserved extince Giant Capybara molar from Edisto River, So. Carolina.  The Giant Capybara was an oversized rodent that evolved in the Pleistocene and became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene in North America. This is a molar tooth with good cusp detail with little wear. Well fossilized. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

X820           Size: 1-1/16" x 1/2"  

Name: Capybara sp.

Age:  Pleistocene

Location: Edisto River, So. Carolina

Note - Posting 26 mammal and reptile fossils in March 2024.  Link to Other Mammals

The North Carolina Fossil Club provides an excellent guide to the Cretaceous - Eocene - Paleocene - Oligocene shark teeth from North Carolina. My recommendation for the collector's first reference guide to identify their Cretaceous - Paleocene - Eocene collection pieces. 

BB09              Size:  5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY, Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis tooth with an excellent blue color from the Sharktooth Hill area, Bakersfield, California. This tooth is nicely displayed on its original Round Mountain silt matrix. The root is very well preserved with a brown color. Very clean crown. Excellent overall preservation.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent BIG Sharktooth Hill collectors tooth. This is a great display piece from the Ernst West Quarry.

ST202M       SIZE: 2-3/4"  

Note - Adding 24 Sharktooth Hill Hastalis teeth in January 2022.    Link to STH Hastalis teeth.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An incredible whole Cleoniceras ammonite with a lightly polished exterior showing flashes of red, green and blue in the aragonite shell material (produces an "opal-like sheen!"). A gorgeous Cretaceous ammonite from Majanga, Madagascar. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Very colorful. A great gift item.     

X234       Size: 4-1/2"  

Note - Adding 12 Madagascar ammonites in December 2024  -->   Link to Madagascar ammonites

An incredible whole Cleoniceras ammonite with a lightly polished exterior showing flashes of red, green and blue in the aragonite shell material (produces an "opal-like sheen!"). A gorgeous Cretaceous ammonite from Majanga, Madagascar. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Very colorful. A great gift item.     

X232       Size: 4-1/2"  

Note - Adding 15 Madagascar ammonites in December 2025  -->   Link to Madagascar ammonites

My recommendation for the collector's first reference guide to identify their Miocene - Pliocene age collection pieces. A must for the Lee Creek fossil collector - shark teeth and other fossils.

BB08            Size: 5-1/2"  x 8-1/2"

A RARE, Top Quality juvenile Araripesuchus wegenari crocodile tooth from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. A scarce rooted tooth. Incredible detail and color. Note - the Araripesuchus has a flattened crown which gives it a flattened oval profile when viewed from the base. Thought to have a mixed diet that may have included vegetation. These crocodile teeth are middle Cretaceous epoch, Cenomanian stage (96 million years ago). An exceptional collector's tooth. No repair. No restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. I have seen few of this crocodile species.

M1375 BoP      SIZE: 1-1/2"   

Note - Adding 7 crocodile teeth from Morocco in October 2022.  Moroccan Crocodile catalog link.