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An Ultra Rare, EXTRA LARGE,  GEM QUALITY Spinosaurus aegyptiacus foot (pes) claw from the Kem Kem region of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. An excellent pes claw with an incredible natural red color and patina. The surface quality is exceptional with no pitting, nicks or wear! Fully inflated. The articulated end is complete. No repair or restoration. An exceptional quality, collector's claw. Authenticity guaranteed. I do not see fine quality Spinosaurus claws very often and this is an exceptional one. Spinosaurus claws with this quality are extremely rare. A Perfect XL Spinosaurus claw. The best that I have seen!  

M1250h     Size: 4-9/16"  (straightline) ;  4-3/4" (on curve); Proximal end:  1-3/4" wide ; 1-5/8" height

Note - Adding 6 top quality Spinosaurus claws in October 2025   ->  Link to Spinosaurus fossils

An Ultra Rare, Top Quality Sharktooth Hill Megalodon tooth from Pyramid Hill, Kern County, California. A location that produces very few Megalodon teeth and one of the toughest Megs to locate. A February Fossil of the Month. Highest quality enamel with a great brown and charcoal colors. The bourlette is a tan color and is nearly complete. The serrations are extra large & sharp and complete with a big tip serration. The root is nicely articulated and complete. Note the large grooves on the root ends - an early Miocene trait. This is a rare early Miocene (22 MYA) Meg from the Jewitt Sand Fm.- very unique! You never see these early Miocene Megs from Bakersfield, California. One of the rarest Megs! No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A incredibly rare collector's piece that came out of a 25 year old old collection. My last Pyramid Hill / Jewitt Sand Fm. Meg tooth!

ST453          Size: 3-1/2"     

Note - Adding two Sharktooth Hill area Meg teeth in February 2022.    Link to Sharktooth Hill Meg Teeth.

A Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE copper-red I. hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No. Carloina. An April Fossil of the Month. A rare copper red color with exceptional gloss. Highest quality enamel. Absolutely great preservation and condition - extra sharp edges and tip - very clean. The root shows very nice detail. and is complete This tooth is the "broad form" of the I. hastalis which appears to a Yorktown Fm., Pliocene age tooth. No reapair or restoration.  Exceptional color! An exceptional, rare collector's tooth! Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. You never see 3" copper-red Makos!

NC301 BoP2            SIZE: 3-1/16"

Note - Adding 12 copper-red Hastalis Mako teeth in May2020.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos. 

Two LARGE, TOP QUALITYQuenstedticeras lamberti ammonites on matrix from the Saratov region of Russia. Incredible pyrite replaced ammonites. The natural shell exterior is incredily preserved and reflects an iridescent red color. Middle Jurassic age. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - supply of these pyrite ammonites stopped in 2010.  A very showy display piece. Note - specimens are remounted on their natural matrix. A fantastic gift piece.

AM02       Specimen size:  2-5/8" &  1-3/4"    Display size:  3-3/4" x 2-3/4"

Adding an 11 piece ammonite collection in November 2023.       Link to Other Ammonites.

A TOP QUALITY Kosmoceras sp. and Quenstedticeras lamberti ammonites on matrix from the Saratov region of Russia. Incredible pyrite replaced ammonites. The natural shell exterior is incredily preserved and reflects an iridescent red color. Middle Jurassic age. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - supply of these pyrite ammonites stopped in 2010.  A very showy display piece. Note - specimens are remounted on their natural matrix. A fantastic gift piece!

AM01       Specimen size:  2-5/8" &  1-1/4"    Display size:  5-3/4" x  4"

Adding an 11 piece ammonite collection in November 2023.       Link to Other Ammonites.

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. 

X813           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

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

A LARGE, 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. 

X811           Size: 1-7/8" x 1-1/2"  

Name: Armadillo scute (Holmesina floridanus)

Age:  Pleistocene

Location: Northern Florida

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

A rare, GEM Bone Valley Mako shark tooth from Polk Co., Florida with a "wicked hooked" crown with a cool cutting edge wave. A June Fossil of the Month offering. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. Highest quality enamel. A very glossy caramel tan colored crown. Exceptional color! Razor sharp cutting edges that are nick free! An excellent white root – extra wide. Great eye appeal. A BIG Bone Valley collector's Mako tooth. The PERFECT BV Mako tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. The BEST! You don't see these Mako teeth very often!

F101 BoP        SIZE: 2-5/16"   (1-5/8" W)

Note - Adding 10+ new BV Isurus hastalis teeth in June 2019.  ->  Link to BV Isurus hastalis teeth

A Top Quality Tietea singularis, petrified Tree Fern. trunk section from the Maranhão Basin, NE Brazil. This tree fern was from the Pedra do Fogo Formation and is Permian age age (265 MYA). One end is polished and the other is sanded. The interior is highly vascular with unqiue pores and channels that have been silicified into agate. The exterior trunk section nicely preserved. Trunk section length is 4-3/8" in length and makes a great display.  This piece exhibits exceptional preservation and color. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional old collection display piece!  Note - this item weighs 10 lbs and will not have automatic free shipping.  Please request a quote. Shipping in the cart will be updated soon.  

PW23     SIZE:  5-3/8" x  4-3/4"  x  4-3/8" long

Note - Adding 23 petrified wood specimens in November 2023 --> Link to petrified wood

An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site.  A May Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an excellent brown colored crown with mottled brown color shades and an excellent gold & brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color! The bourlette is extra large and 85% complete. The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. Excellent serrations for a BIG Meg tooth. The root on the display side is excellent and on the reverse side it is some pitting which is all to common for these Megs. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare BIG Indonesian Meg tooth. Note - The mottled brown colors is a typical pattern for these brown West Java Meg teeth. You Will Not See Many BIG West Java Megs With Complete Roots!

IN01 BoP       Size: 5-3/8"  

Note - Adding 10+ Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in May 2020. -> Link To Indonesian Megs