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Perfect teeth - lower jaw. Excellent color and condition. No desert polish. Exceptional quality C. leucas teeth!

P712 (Right)             SIZE: 9/16"

An ultra rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi associted pair of whorls, from Herrin, Illinois. A July Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. An ultra rare assoiiated pair of tooth whorls. Note - the crown tips are naturally rounded (polished)  which thought to be due to wear from the vertical whipping motion used to slice prey. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. This is the first associated whorl pait that I have seen.

I02        SIZE:  5" & 4-3/4" w/ root  (1-1/4"+ crowns) 

Adding 22 Edestus shark teeth in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A Top Quality, Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. A lower jaw anterior tooth. High quality enamel. A very glossy gray colored crown. Very clean cutting edges. An excellent root with very small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An excellent collector's Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC315        SIZE: 2-3/8"   

Adding 19 SC Isurus hastalis teeth in July 2022.   ->  Link to SC Isurus hastalis teeth

A Top Quality, Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An upper jaw anterior tooth. High quality enamel. A glossy gray colored crown. Very clean cutting edges. An excellent root with very small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An excellent collector's Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC314        SIZE: 2-3/8"   

Adding 19 SC Isurus hastalis teeth in July 2022.   ->  Link to SC Isurus hastalis teeth

A Top Quality, Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An upper jaw anterior tooth. High quality enamel. A glossy black & tan colored crown. Very clean cutting edges. An excellent root with very small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An excellent collector's Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC313        SIZE: 2-3/8"   

Adding 19 SC Isurus hastalis teeth in July 2022.   ->  Link to SC Isurus hastalis teeth

A Top Quality, Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Commonly referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An upper jaw anterior tooth. High quality enamel. A glossy gray colored crown. Very clean cutting edges. An excellent root  - wide with very small hydration cracks. Great symmetry. No repair or restoration. An excellent collector's Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC311        SIZE: 2-7/16"   

Adding 19 SC Isurus hastalis teeth in July 2022.   ->  Link to SC Isurus hastalis teeth

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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. 

I15           SIZE:  1-1/4"    

Adding 14 Edestus shark specimens in January 2023.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I24          SIZE:  2-5/8"  w/ root

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I22          SIZE:  1--1/4" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I21          SIZE:  3/4" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I20          SIZE:  1" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.

A very rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark tooth, from Herrin, Illinois. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation, serrations, and serration detail. 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 or a vertical whipping 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. 

I19          SIZE:  1-3/16" crown

Adding 22 Edestus shark specimens in July 2025.    Link to Edestus shark.