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A TOP QUALITY,  LARGE rare Araucaria mirabilis pine cone cut and polished specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. This cone is large and shows both great interior and exterior detail.The internal detail is exceptional. One of my finest cut and  polished pine cone specimen in stock and I will not be getting any more as exports have stopped.  Authenticity guaranteed. 

 X308  BoP    Size: 2-1/2" x 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 14 new pine cone specimens in December 2017.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A TOP QUALITY Petraster sp. Starfish from Morocco. This top quality Starfish is 7/8" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age - ~465 MYA. This rare Starfish is from the Hefalla Sandstone, Katouna Fm., Elkaid Errami, Rissani, Morocco. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed.    

X176            SIZE: 7/8"

Note - Adding 5 Brittle Star and Starfish specimens in November 2022    Link to Brittle Stars & Starfish

A TOP QUALITY Petraster sp. Starfish from Morocco. This top quality Starfish is 1-7/16" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age - ~465 MYA. This rare Starfish is from the Hefalla Sandstone, Katouna Fm., Elkaid Errami, Rissani, Morocco. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

X174            SIZE: 1-7/16"

Note - Adding 4 Starfish / Brittle Stars in December 2024    Link to Brittle Stars & Starfish

A TOP QUALITY Petraster sp. Starfish from Morocco. This top quality Starfish is 1-7/8" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age - ~465 MYA. This rare Starfish is from the Hefalla Sandstone, Katouna Fm., Elkaid Errami, Rissani, Morocco. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. 

X173            SIZE: 1-7/8"

Note - Adding 4 Starfish / Brittle Stars in December 2024    Link to Brittle Stars & Starfish

An EXTRA LARGE,  TOP QUALITY Petraster sp. Starfish from Morocco. This top quality Starfish is 4-1/4" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age - ~465 MYA. This rare Starfish is from the Hefalla Sandstone, Katouna Fm., Elkaid Errami, Rissani, Morocco. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A BIG perfect specimen - rare!

X172            SIZE: 4-1/4"

Note - Adding 4 Starfish / Brittle Stars in December 2024    Link to Brittle Stars & Starfish

"The CLASSIC BIG SPINY DEVONIAN TRILOBITE"  A "Flying" Top Quality, EXTRA LARGE Drotops armatus trilobite nicely displayed on an original matrix. A November Fossil of the Month. This specimen is exceptionally prepared, and fully exposed. Incredible detail and completeness. The bottom of this trilobite has been cleaned out and it sits on an 2.5" matrix pedestal. Preparation easily took many dozens of hours to clean this specimen. Incredible prep work! All natural. Shell color is the original bronze. Compound eyes are very well preserved with exceptional detail. All natural - an incredible display piece. Middle Devonian age. Museum quality specimen. A TOP QUALITY BIG SPINY Moroccan trilobite from the Mrakeb, Alnif area, Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. This is a large spiny trilobite. A fantastic display piece!  Note - specimen weights 2.7 lbs. International orders will require supplemental postage added to Free Shipping. Please inquire.  

XM76      Size: 4-3/8" straightline; 7" on curve  (2-1/2" wide) Height is 5-1/2"

Adding 9 quality Moroccan trilobites in November 2025.     Link to Moroccan trilobites.

A TOP QUALITY Petraster sp. Starfish from Morocco. This top quality Starfish is 1-7/8" in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Matrix size is 3.25" x 3.25". Ordovician age - ~465 MYA. This rare Starfish is from the Hefalla Sandstone, Katouna Fm., Elkaid Errami, Rissani, Morocco. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A perfect specimen.    

X175            SIZE: 1-7/8"

Note - Adding 5 Brittle Star and Starfish specimens in February 2022    Link to Brittle Stars & Starfish

An ultra rare, LARGE Top Quality Edestus heinrichi shark whorl with 7 big crowns, from Herrin, Illinois. An October Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamps that our now underground coal deposits. Excellent preservation and serrations. This whorl is incredible teeth detail - the first 5 crowns are all natural and the the last two have some top repair. One of the finest whorls that I have had. 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. Note - Two crown tips were professionally retored. Authenticity guaranteed. Seven plus crown whorl sections are ultra rare!  The BEST.

I01 BoP3         SIZE: 1-3/4" teeth   (Whorl :  10-1/4" length) 

Adding 11 Edestus shark specimens in October 2021.    Link to Edestus shark.

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 Group of 3 TOP QUALITY LARGE Ophiuroides sp., a Brittle Star. These rare Brittle Stars measures 6"+ in length. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and incredible preparation. Matrix size is 7" x 11". Ordovician age. This Brittle star is from El Caid Romi, Morocco. These are the real deal! No repair or restoration! Rare! A museum quality collector's piece. BEST of the BEST!  Be sure to see our selection Brittle Star fossils - see Other Fossils category.   Note: international shipping cost will be calculated. Please request quote.

X186           SIZE: 6"+

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