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An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality, Mioplosus fish from the 18 inch layer. The Mioplosus labracoides is an extinct Perch-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. An October Fossil of the Month. This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Plate size is 20" x 9". Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality specimen. A wonderful display piece!   Note - This item weighs 5 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X479 BoP           SIZE: 15"       Plate size is 20" x 9".

Note - Added 29 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in October 2020.  -->  Link to Fossil Fish

A Top Quality Squatina angeloides tooth, an extinct Angel shark, from the Mainz Basin, Germany. An early Oligocene age tooth (Rupelian - 32 MYA). An excellent tooth for the rare tooth collector! No repair or restoration. Near perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. These teeth were found in many closed quarries.

GR032          Size: 5/16" 

Note - Adding 52 German shark teeth in August 2022 ->  Link to German Shark Teeth

An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Squatina angeloides tooth, an extinct Angel shark, from the Mainz Basin, Germany. An early Oligocene age tooth (Rupelian - 32 MYA). An excellent tooth for the rare tooth collector! No repair or restoration. Perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. These teeth were found in many closed quarries.

GR031          Size: 7/16" 

Note - Adding 52 German shark teeth in August 2022 ->  Link to German Shark Teeth

A TOP QUALITY Ophiura sp. Brittle Star specimen from Morocco. This rare Brittle Star measures 4-3/4" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age. This Brittle star is from El Caid Romi, Morocco. No restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A top quality collector's piece. This is the real deal! This plate weighs 1.6 pounds. Note: An international  order with free shipping may incur a shipping surcharge cost. Please request quote. 

X181          SIZE:  4-3/4"  

Note - Adding 10 Brittle Star & Starfish specimens in February 2024.    Link to Brittle Stars

A TOP QUALITY Ophiuroides sp. Brittle Star specimens from Morocco. These rare Brittle Stars measure 5-3/8" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Matrix size is 7" x 3". Ordovician age. This Brittle star is from El Caid Romi, Morocco. This is the real deal! No repair or restoration. Rare. A top quality collector's piece. This plate weighs 2.1 pounds.  Note: An international shipping surcharge cost will be added. Please request quote. 

X185          SIZE:  5-3/8"  

Note - Adding 4 Brittle Star specimens in December 2024    Link to Brittle Stars

An exceptional Elrathia kingi trilobite (Family Alokistocaridae) from Utah. Excellent preservation. A TOP QUALITY specimen from the Wheeler Shale Fm., House Range, Millard Co., Utah. A Cambrian trilobite (505 mya). Matrix size is 4" x 3-3/4". No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collector's specimen. Perfect specimen.

X106       Size: 1-7/16"

Note - Posting three trilobites in October 2022.  ->  Link to US Trilobites.

An ULTRA RARE, Top Quality, rare lower jaw tooth from Hexanchus sp. from Nye Mudstone, Oregon. A February Fossil of the Month. Excellent brown color. Six perfect primary cusps. Found in the Nye Mudstone Fm., Miocene age. An incredibly rare Hexanchus tooth! Authenticity guaranteed. Museum quality. Perfect tooth. I have never seen a Hexanchus tooth from Oregon.

OR02       SIZE: 3/4"  (wide)  

Note - Adding 4 Cow shark teeth from Oregon in February 2022.     Link to Oregon Cow shark teeth.

An Ultra Rare, LARGE TOP QUALITY Atlantic ocean Parotodus benedeni tooth from the offshore Wrightsville Beach, No. Carolina. An August Fossil of the Month. Excellent enamel with clean cutting edges. A robust tooth with a complete heavy root. This tooth appears to be a Yorktown Fm., Pliocene age tooth. No repair or restoration. An ultra rare collector's tooth! Authenticity guaranteed. The Atlantic ocean Parotodus teeth are ultra rare in this condition! A must have Benedeni collector's tooth. You do not see this quality in the Atlantic ocean teeth!

NC541           SIZE: 2-11/16"

Adding 4 Atlantic ocean Parotodus benedeni teeth in August 2020.    Link to Parotodus benedeni teeth.

A GEM, 6-3/16" ULTRA RARE Caribbean Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth. Our January 2019 Fossil of the Month offering. This Megalodon tooth has an incredible light creamy tan colored crown with interesting light charcoal gray patterning. Highest quality enamel with no hydration cracks. Exceptional color! The bourlette is large and perfect. The serrations are razor sharp including the big tip serration. Excellent serrations for a big Meg! The root is an excellent creamy tan color with no hydration cracks. An extra wide root (4-7/8" wide). Great symmetry. Note - the serrations on the right side of the tooth were damaged and professionlly restored. The damaged area was restricted to the edge only. You can see the charcoal gray patterning patterning extending to the edge of the enamel. Otherwise, a perfect tooth. This Megalodon was found in a limestone quarry in the Caribbean (Miocene age). This is an incredible, massive 6-3/16" Caribbean Meg tooth. One of finest examples of an ultra rare Caribbean Megalodon tooth that I have seen considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's XL Megalodon tooth! Museum Quality Megalodon. Note - The limestone is sawed into thin blocks for extraction which totally destroys 99%+ of these Megalodon teeth. Best of the BEST!

CA04  BoP     SIZE: 6-3/16"   (4-7/8" W)

A High Quality , 4-1/8" ULTRA RARE Caribbean Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw ANTERIOR tooth. This Megalodon tooth has an incredible very light creamy tan colored crown with interesting light charcoal gray patterning. High quality enamel with no hydration cracks. The Caribbean Megalodon teeth consistently offer the closest to white colored enamel. Excellent color! The bourlette is large and essentially perfect. The serrations are razor sharp including a worn tip serration. Excellent serrations! The root is an excellent creamy tan color with no hydration cracks. Great symmetry. Note - there was a 1/4" strip of the serrations on the right side of the tooth saw cut near the base and it was professionally restored. The damaged area was restricted to the edge only. This Megalodon was found in a limestone quarry in the Caribbean (Miocene age). This is an incredible Caribbean Meg tooth. A fine example of an ultra rare Caribbean Megalodon tooth, and an excellent collector's rare Megalodon tooth! Note - The limestone is sawed into thin blocks for extraction which totally destroys 99%+ of these Megalodon teeth. 

CA03       SIZE: 4-1/8" 

Note - Three Caribbean Megalodon teeth posted in August 2022.  Link to Caribbean Megalodon teeth.

An Ultra Rare, GEM Quality 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 Meg teeth to locate. A March 2021 Fossil of the Month. This colorful tooth was found in a "fire zone" site south of the Kern River. Highest quality enamel with a great tan and golden tan colors with charcoal highlights. The bourlette is a red color and 100% complete. The serrations are extra large and 100% complete with a great tip. 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!  100% natural. No repair or restoration. You will not see these middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Megs from Bakersfield, California very often. One of the rarest Megs! Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. An incredible color Meg collector piece! The BEST.

ST452 BoP         Size: 3-7/8"  

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

The November week #3b FOTM is a very rare, TOP QUALITY Parotodus benedeni tooth from the Lee Creek mine, No. Carolina. This is an ultra rare anterior tooth. A perfect tip, perfect razor sharp cutting edges, and a complete root (1" thick). Root has the typical hydration crack present on all XL anterior teeth. This is a large size anterior tooth in incredible condition. An old collection piece that just does not come up for sale very often. An EXCEPTIONAL, rare Collector's tooth! The BEST of the BEST! When was the last time you saw a top quality, large LC Benedeni - anterior tooth? A very special, very rare collector's tooth. LC103 Size: 2-3/8"