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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 a septate design and resembles a vertebra from the Isurus hastalis (Mako) 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. 

LC961           SIZE: 2-3/8" width x 15/16" length

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

An EXTRA LARGE TOP QUALITY, very rare Basilosaurus cetoides, an Archaeocete whale tooth found in the Suwanee River, Suwanee Co., Florida. An excellent canine tooth (see photo for tooth positions).  An excellent black colored crown and root. Nicely articulated. Note - enamel tip shows a small wear pattern on crown. Whales do not shed their teeth like the sharks so there teeth will wear with age. An Eocene age tooth (35 MYA).  No repair or restoration. A great Archaeocete tooth from the Suwanee River, Florida.  A very rare collector's tooth from an old collection.  

F1002       SIZE: 4-7/8"  (1-3/8" wide)

Note - Adding a collection of 27 Basilosaurus teeth from Florida and Georgia in July 2023.   Link to Basilosaurus teeth.

An Ultra Rare Pappocetus lugardi (Andrews, 1920) premolar tooth from Morocco. Pappocetus was in the Protocetidae family of ancient whales . Note - this tooth is a premolar with a natural wear facet and most of the root. This material is a new find and represents one of the earliest transition forms of the whale. Pappocetus is a protocetid (see discussion below) and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of the Basilosaurus. This material is complete and without repair. This is an opportunity to own an incredibly rare specimen from an early evolutionary stage of the modern whale. A fantastic collector's specimen. Authenticity guaranteed.

M2101          Size: 3-5/8"  (straight line)  

Mid. Eocene (Bartonian) age  (40 MYA)

Gueran, (25 km SE of Boujdour), Boujdour Basin

West Sahara, Morocco

Note - adding six early whale teeth in August 2023.   Link to the early whales.

The Coral Display Collection. A natural stone with polished section Petoskey Stone - Hexagonaria percarinata coral, from Traverse City, Michigan. This is a Devonian age coral  (380 MYA).  Gravel Point Fm. Excellent preservation.  Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector specimen from a special collection of corals. Comes with a custom wooden ID display label. 

FC07        Size: 7" x 5-1/4" x 1-1/2"

Note - Posting 18 Fossil Corals in October 2023.   ->   Link to Fossil Coral.

A rare, Top Quality Alopias grandis shark tooth, the extinct Giant Thresher, from the Wando River,  So. Carolina. Nice blue color. Very good preservation and condition with a small root end chip. An Oligocene age tooth. No repair or restoration. These teeth are not commonly found and seen. A rare collectors' tooth in high quality condition. Try finding one of these teeth! Authenticity guaranteed.    

SC846           SIZE: 1"

Posting 21 Giant Thresher shark teeth in June 2024.    Link to Thresher sharks. 

A very rare, early Otodus aksuaticus lateral tooth from Kzil-Orda, Kazakhstan. A transitional tooth leading to O. auriculatus (see detailed discussion below) which leads to Megalodon. The bourlette is complete. This tooth exhibits small serrations along the lower 1/3 of the crown and micro serrations to the tip. These teeth exhibit excellent color, gloss, and preservation. A rare, early (Ypresian) Eocene Auriculatus transition tooth.  A very challenging tooth to find when building a Megalodon evolutionary set! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. This western Kazakhstan site is one of the few places in the world where the Otodus obliquus to Otodus auriculatus transition can be found in adjacent geologic layers. 

K543         SIZE: 1-7/8"

Note - Adding 24 Kazakh Auriuclatus or transition teeth in July 2024. -->  Link to Kazakh Auriculatus teeth.

A High Quality Carcharocles megalodon from offshore Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. This Meg is an upper jaw anterior tooth The enamel is good quality. Bourlette is a brown color and complete. The root is complete. No repair or restoration. This is a high quality Atlantic Ocean Megalodon tooth from this offshore site. Authenticity guaranteed.       

NC033         SIZE: 4-3/4"   

Note - Adding 4 Atlantic Ocean No. Carolina Megs in November 2022  ->  Link to NC Megs

A Top Quality, Isurus oxyrinchus, the Shortfin Mako shark tooth (lower jaw anterior tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth has a rich blue & tan crown and a light brown colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Pliocene tooth from the Yorktown Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. Special colors!

LC360        Size: 1-5/8"

Note - Adding 20 new Lee Creek Shortfin Mako teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Oxyrinchus Mako Teeth.   

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.

A Top Quality, Carcharhinus leucas, Bull shark, tooth from the Ridgeville, So. Carolina. An upper jaw tooth. The tooth is exceptionally clean and sharp. This Bull shark - Carcharhinus leucas is a from late Miocene deposit. Beautiful color and fantastic preservation! Authenticity guaranteed. 

SC752             SIZE: 15/16"

Note - Adding 12 So. Carolina Bull shark teeth in Oct. 2020  ->  Link to So. Carolina Bull shark teeth

A fantastic, High Quality copper-red Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. Rare copper red color with high gloss. High quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - good edges and tip. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed.

NC311            SIZE: 1-15/16"

Note - Adding 15 copper-red Hastalis Mako teeth in July 2021.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

An excellent, rare unidentified Dicotaledon fruit specimen from Morocco. Found in the late Eocene sediments in Western Sahara, Morocco.      

X360       Size: 1-3/8"

Note - Adding 10 Moroccan Dicotaledon specimens in July 2019.  Link to the Dicotaledon specimens