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An Ultra Rare, Top Quality 5" Sharktooth Hill Megalodon tooth found in the Round Mountain Silt near Bakersfield, California. A location that produces very few Megalodon teeth and one of the toughest Megs to locate. A November 2020 Fossil of the Month. This tooth is still embeded in its original Round Mountain silt matrix. Highest quality enamel with a super rare, natural solid WHITE color. This tooth is truly white, and the color is not due to mineralization or sun bleaching. The bourlette is a white color and complete. The serrations are extra large and 100% complete (please note that 1/8" of the tip was professionally restored). The root is nicely articulated and complete. Also note the large grooves on the root ends - a Miocene trait. This is a middle Miocene Meg - very unique!  100% natural. No repair or restoration other the very tip. You will not see these middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Megs from Bakersfield, California very often. One of the rarest Megs - naturally white colored and from Sharktooth Hill! Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. An exceptional collector piece that came out of a 25 year old old collection! A fantastic display from the old Ernst Whale site.

ST451 BoP         Size: 5"   (3-5/8" W)

Note - Adding four Sharktooth Hill Meg teeth in November 2020.    Link to Sharktooth Hill Meg Teeth.

An Ultra Rare, Top Quality 4-3/4" Sharktooth Hill Megalodon tooth found in the Round Mountain Silt near Bakersfield, California. A location that produces very few Megalodon teeth and one of the toughest Megs to locate. A March 2021 Fossil of the Month. This tooth is still embedded in its original Round Mountain silt matrix block with a large whale bone. The whale bone is 7" long and 1.5" wide. Highest quality enamel with an excellent tan color. The bourlette is a tan color and 85% complete. The serrations are extra large and 100% complete. The root is nicely articulated and complete. Also note the grooves on the root ends - a Miocene trait. This is a middle Miocene Meg - very unique! Note - This is a 100% natural matrix block with nothing added or glued. No repair or restoration other the very tip. You will not see these middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Megs from Bakersfield, California very often. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. An exceptional collector piece that came out of a 25 year old old collection! A fantastic display from an old Ernst quarry site. My last matrix piece - a Last Supper scene!

ST451 BoP3         Size: 4-3/4"   (4" W)      Block size: 9" x 8"

Note - Adding three Sharktooth Hill Meg teeth in March 2021.    Link to Sharktooth Hill Meg Teeth.

An ultra rare, Thalassocnus, a Swimming Sloth, claw. This sloth lived on the west coast of So. America during the late Miocene age. The rare claw is from the Bahia Inglesia Formation, Copiapo, Chile. Fantastic red color. Very good condition with minor damage (erosion). No repair.  I have not seen a swimming sloth claw for sale before. This is all of the sloth material that I have from 10+ years ago! A rare collector's claw.

C931  BoP         Size: 2-1/8"

A Top Quality, rare Pararaucaria pine cone specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their high quality and great preservation. This cone shows very good detail. I no longer receive any more specimens as exports have stopped for more than 10 years.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. These are the last of my Pararaucaria pine cones.

X324        Size: 2-1/16"  

Note - Adding 20 new pine cone specimens in October 2021.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A ~5" GEM JET BLACK colored Megalodon - lower jaw ANTERIOR tooth. An exceptional true black crown - not a charcoal gray color. Highest quality enamel - the surface is like glass! The large jet black bourlette is essentially complete. The large serrations are razor sharp with a good tip. The serrations are essentially complete - rare for a big Meg! The root has few hydration cracks and is complete. A GEM BLACK Meg tooth from the Miocene. A killer collector's tooth!

SC045              Size: 4-15/16" (3-15/16" W)

A LARGE Chubutensis - upper jaw tooth on its original sandstone matrix. Gorgeous variegated brown, tan & gray colored enamel with no peel. Incredible color! Good side cusps.  Extra sharp serrations are incredible. The bourlette is a brown color and essentially complete. The root is excellent red brown color, nicely articulated, and complete with essentially no hydration cracks. Matrix size is 3" x 2-3/4". No repair. An excellent, extra large Peruvian Chub tooth!

P042             SIZE: 2-3/8"

A Top Quality, rare Pararaucaria pine cone specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their high quality and great preservation. This cone shows good detail and has a small section of the top missing.  I no longer receive any more specimens as exports have stopped for more than 10 years.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. These are the last of my Pararaucaria pine cones.

X326        Size: 1-15/16"  

Note - Adding 20 new pine cone specimens in October 2021.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A Top Quality, rare Pararaucaria pine cone specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their high quality and great preservation. This cone shows good detail and has a small chip on the rear. I no longer receive any more specimens as exports have stopped for more than 10 years.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. These are the last of my Pararaucaria pine cones.

X325        Size: 1-15/16"  

Note - Adding 20 new pine cone specimens in October 2021.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A very rare, EXTRA LARGE Megalodon tooth from Norfolk, United Kingdom. - new site. This Megalodon has a great brown color tooth. Good quality enamel. Nice color! The bourlette is 90% complete. The serrations are worn. The root is a damaged corner. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare, exotic location Megalodon tooth. An old collection piece.

UK01        Size:  4-7/8"

Note - Adding 11 Exotic Megalodon Teeth in November 2022. -> Link to Exotic Megalodon Teeth

An incredible TOP QUALITY, EXTRA LARGE Megalodon upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth from So. Carolina. A March Fossil of the Month (FOTM).  A fantastic Charcoal Gray and Black colored crown. Highest quality enamel. The bourlette is black and 60% complete. The serrations are razor sharp with a good tip serration. Exceptional serrations for a big Meg. The root is complete and extra wide (4-3/4" W). Good symmetry. This is an excellent big Megalodon tooth. Weighs 1 lb. 100% natural. NO repair or restoration! AN EXCEPTIONAL BIG collector's MEG from So. Carolina. MUSEUM QUALITY. The BEST of the BEST Big Meg!  There are not too many BIG, top quality Megalodon teeth (no repair) to go around!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

SC004 BoP       SIZE: 6-3/16"  (4-3/4'' W)

An ULTRA RARE, MONSTER Great White shark transition tooth, Carcharodon hubbelli from Chile. A BIG upper jaw lateral tooth. A June Fossil of the Month. This tooth has a tan colored crown, a distinct gum line, and a brown root. Good color! Highest quality enamel with little hydration cracks and no peeling. This C. hubbelli tooth has medium serrations at the base of the cutting edge, transition to fine serrations at mid crown and disappear towards the tip. Serrations are large at the base with a good tip serration. The root is extra wide. Note - the root root lobe was cracked and probably reatttached - hard to see. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. No repair or restoration. An exceptional Great White transition form!  It will be extremely difficult to locate Carcharodon hubbelli. A super rare collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. 

C201 BoP        Size: 2-3/4"    (2" W)

Note - Adding 32 Chilean Great White teeth in June 2021       Link to Great White shark 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"