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 An excellent , Extra Large Sphyrna tooth. Great color and condition.

SC1023               SIZE: 1/2"

A rare, Top Quality Paleozoic shark dorsal spine from an extinct primitive shark, from the Paleozoic era in Indiana. Good color. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's spine! 

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

Location: Crawford Co., Indiana

Z045      SIZE: 1/4"

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

A very rare, Top Quality Ctenoptychius sp., an extinct primitive shark tooth, from the Paleozoic era in Nebraska. Matrix free specimen. Good color. A very well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare excellent collector's tooth! 

Age: Upper Pennsylvanian (295 MYA); Stanton Fm.

Location: Cass Co., Nebraska

Z007     SIZE: 1/2"

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

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.

A Top Quality, Extra Large Sperm whale tooth, Scaldicetus sp., from the ACE river basin, So. Carolina. A Miocene age whale tooth. This tooth has a wonderful spiked enamel crown and a large, nearly complete round root. The tip of the crown has a small natural wear facet - quite common for these teeth. This tooth shows excellent detail - very well preserved. The root is extra wide and nicely articulated. A very well preserved specimen with no river wear! An excellent BIG Sperm whale tooth. You do not see many Sperm whale teeth in Top Quality condition. Authenticity guaranteed.

SC1225            Size: 5-1/16" (1-3/4" W)

An excellent Jacquhermania duponti tooth. A very difficult to find Butterfly ray species.

MC823    SIZE: 1/8"

A well preserved Armadillo scute (Holmesina floridanus) from northern Florida.  The Giant Armadillo was an oversized armadillo with a thick shell that evolved in the Pleistocene and became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene in North America. This is a scute is complete with little wear. Well fossilized. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

X812           Size: 1-1/2" x 1-1/4"  

Name: Armadillo scute (Holmesina floridanus)

Age:  Pleistocene

Location: Northern Florida

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

Deltodus sp.  ;  an Extinct Bradydont shark. Nicely articulation. A large top quality specimen!  New Kansas location. An excellent collector's tooth!

Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Raytown Limestone Fm.

Location: Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas

Z113          SIZE: 7/8"

Dorsal spine  ;  an Extinct Primitive shark. Nicely articulation. A quality specimen!  New Kansas location.

Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Raytown Limestone Fm.

Location: Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas

Z115            SIZE: 15/16"

Fissodus sp.; an  Extinct Petalodont shark

A very rare tooth. Beautifully articulated. Essentially complete. Matrix free - rare! An extraordinary collector's tooth! New Kansas location.   Reverse Photo.

Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Raytown Limestone Fm.

Location: Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas

Z122          SIZE: 3/8"

Janassa sp.; an  Extinct Petalodont shark

A very rare tooth. Beautifully articulated. Essentially complete. Matrix free - rare! An extraordinary collector's tooth! New Kansas location.   Reverse Photo.

Age: Pennsylvanian (300 mya) ; Raytown Limestone Fm.

Location: Lenexa, Johnson Co., Kansas

Z120          SIZE: 3/8"

A rare, Top Quality Lagarodus sp., an extinct primitive shark tooth, from the Paleozoic era in Kentucky. Great color. A well preserved specimen. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's tooth! 

Age: Upper Mississippian (325 MYA); Somerset Shale Fm.

Location: Hardin Co., Kentucky

Z077      SIZE: 5/16"