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A GEM, Lee Creek Carcharocles chubutensis, a C. megalodon predecessor, from Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth was given the name the "Oreo Chub" with its black and white bourlette. Very rare colors for Lee Creek. A May Fossil of the Month. This tooth was found in the Pungo River Formation (middle Miocene age). Note the crown exhibits large cusplike bumps at the base of the serrated edge and the root ends also show grooves where the teeth interlocked. These are characteristic traits of the Lee Creek early Meg - C. chubutensis. A gorgeous tan &  blue colored crown with an incredible black & white bourlette. Fantastic serrations with a nearly perfect with damage to one. The root is dark brown with small hydration cracks. Highest quality enamel! Excellent color! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. I have only seen one LC Chub like this one -  the "Oreo Chub" is a Lee Creek rarity!

LC012 BoP       Size: 3-1/16"  

Note - Adding 10 New Lee Creek Megalodon  & Chubutensis Teeth In May 2020. -> Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

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A Top Quality, CLASSIC Bone Valley Megalodon tooth from Venice, Florida. Our last Fossil of the Month offering for December. The crown has a fantastic dark green-gray colored enamel with dark swirls across the top - very unusual! The bourlette is black & eroded and the root is an off white. Great color! Few hydration cracks! The serrations are sharp with some damage. Authenticity guaranteed. An incredibly colored Megalodon tooth. An excellent Venice Meg from the "early days."

F001 BoP4        Size: 3-1/8"

Note - Adding 18 new Bone Valley Fm. Megalodon teeth in Dec. 2017.      Link to the BV Meg teeth.        

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A Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  blue crown and a tan colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC325       Size: 1-7/8"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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A LARGE Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". This tooth has a rich  blue crown and a brown colored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC323       Size: 1-15/16"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper anterior jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. Note - This tooth exhibits the classic characteristic shape of the middle Miocene Mako teeth found both in the Lee Creek mine and the NC red site. I do not see this Mako tooth shape from other Miocene deposits. Possibly a hastalis species variation and it is referred to as the "narrow form". Maximum size is approximately 2". 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 Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A perfect "Pungo" hastalis tooth.

LC318       Size: 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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An EXTRA LARGE, Colorful, Top Quality Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia. This Megalodon has a tan colored crown with a GOLDEN tan  colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color!  The bourlette is complete. The serrations are razor sharp with a razor sharp tip serration. Excellent serrations with one strange area. As seen on the left side of  photo #1, the serrations are short and each serration is perfectly rounded. This area appears to be a natural wear facet from striking an opposing tooth. extremely uncommon in sharks. Very strange. The root is excellent, great white color, and essentially complete with no display side erosion.  Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A very special color collector's Meg tooth. Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo. 

IN01        Size: 5-15/16"   (4-9/16" wide)  

Note - Adding 15 Top Quality Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in August 2025. -> Link To TQ Indonesian Megs

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The second December Fossil of the Month - "Best of No. Carolina Megalodons" is an ultra rare, GEM North Carolina Carcharocles megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from the copper-red site. It has an exceptional copper-red colored crown with an exceptional dark brown bourlette - 100% complete. Highest quality enamel with no hydration cracks. Razor sharp serrations with a sharp tip serration. Perfect serrations. The root is complete and very nicely articulated with essentially no hydration cracks. Note - you rarely see a copper-red Meg that has a top quality crown, bourlette, root and, serrations - a top 1% tooth from this site! Definitely, one of the finest copper-red Megalodon teeth that I have seen! The BEST of the BEST. The PERFECT NC Megalodon tooth! NC018 SIZE: 3-11/16" Learn More

A Top Quality, Carcharodon hastalis,  Mako shark tooth (upper jaw tooth) from the Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina. This tooth has a rich blue & tan crown and a tancolored root. Excellent colors!  Razor sharp cutting edge. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. It is a Miocene tooth from the Pungo River Fm. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

LC330      Size: 1-11/16"

Note - Adding 30 new Lee Creek Big "Mako" teeth in February 2023.     Link to Lee Creek Mako Teeth.   

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An incredible polished Orthoceras plate showing the intricate internal chamber structure with one Orthoceras specimen exposed. This is a Devonian squid-like creature from the Atlas Mountain region of southeast Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. An attractive display piece!     

M2081         Size: 5-3/4"

Note - Adding 21 Orthoceras fossils in November 2024.     Link to Orthoceras

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An incredible polished Orthoceras plate showing the intricate internal chamber structure with one Orthoceras specimen exposed. This is a Devonian squid-like creature from the Atlas Mountain region of southeast Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. An attractive display piece!     

M2080         Size: 5-1/4"

Note - Adding 21 Orthoceras fossils in November 2024.     Link to Orthoceras

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An incredible polished Orthoceras plate showing the intricate internal chamber structure. This is a Devonian squid-like creature from the Atlas Mountain region of southeast Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. An attractive display piece!     

M2079         Size: 5"

Note - Adding 21 Orthoceras fossils in November 2024.     Link to Orthoceras

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An incredible polished Orthoceras plate showing the intricate internal chamber structure. This is a Devonian squid-like creature from the Atlas Mountain region of southeast Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. An attractive display piece!     

M2078         Size: 6-3/4"

Note - Adding 21 Orthoceras fossils in November 2024.     Link to Orthoceras

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