Fossil of the Month - Complete Listing

A Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus caudal (tail) vertebra from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. A March Fossil of the Month. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This bone quality is excellent with excellent color and patina. Highest quality bone preservation. The fragile vertebra processes are nearly complete - very rare! No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. An incredible collector's quality Thescelosaurus vertebra. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. A very rare piece.

DI42       SIZE: 2-1/4"  x  1-3/4" x 2-3/4" height

Note - Adding 23 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2022.   Link to Thesc fossils catalog

A Top Quality Thescelosaurus neglectus pes ungual (foot claw) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. A March Fossil of the Month. Thescelosaurus is a mid-sized dinosaur found in the Hell Creek formation. This claw is excellent quality with excellent color / patina. Exceptional preservation. Perfect tip and proximal proximal end. Note - Thesc unguals are described as flat triangles.(see Thesc-Pachy claw differentiation discussion below). No repair and no restoration. A rare Thescelosaurus pes ungual! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Excellent collector's quality Thescelosaurus claw. Note - claw comes with a Riker type frame. Authenticity guaranteed.

DI23        SIZE: 1-11/16"  

Note - Adding 23 new Thescelosarus fossils in March 2022.   Link to Thesc fossils catalog

A rare, TOP QUALITY Megatherium americanum sloth claw from an extinct genus of giant ground sloths from the Pampean region, Uruguay. A March Fossil of the Month. Megatherium is from the family of the largest Ground sloths. This claw has excellent preservation. It is complete down to an excellent tip with essentially no restoration or repair. There appears to be a 1.5” area of the top of the sheath rim on the back side that may have minor restoration (see photo - a small area). Excellent preservation of the proximal end. An incredible massive Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene display piece from Uruguay. Authenticity guaranteed. A fantastic Pleistocene giant ground sloth claw specimen. A rare Museum Quality specimen from a rare site. One of my favorites! Comes with a steel stand. 

X701          SIZE: 11-1/2" x 5-1/4" x 2-5/8"   Height with stand:  6.75"

Note – adding 14 Ground Sloth claws & teeth in March 2022.   Link to Sloth fossils

A group of six TOP QUALITY, Metasequoia dakotensis cones on original Hell Creek Formation matrix from Montana. These "dinosaur age" pine cones are found in the Hell Creek Formation of Dawson Co., Montana. A March Fossil of the Month.   These Upper Cretaceous pine cones are high quality with great preservation.They are fully inflated spheres and maximun size (redwoods produce very small cones for their size!). The Metasequoia is the "dawn redwood", and it is one of the three redwood conifers species. Authenticity guaranteed. An incredible display piece.

X370       Size: 3/4" (largest)  ;   Matrix:  4" x 4"

Note - Adding 26 new pine cone specimens in March 2022.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

A rare, Top Quality Otodus sokolovi tooth from the desert of Fayum Depression, Birket-le-Qurun, Egypt. A February Fossil of the Month. Excellent condition and preservation. No repair or restoration. Complete tooth. This tooth was found in the Qsar-el-Sagha Fm., and is late Eocene age (38-42 MYA). Authenticity guaranteed. I have never seen an Otodus sokolovi tooth from Egypt. A rare collectors teeth.

EG01           SIZE: 3-1/8" 

Note - Adding 3 Egyptian Otodus sokolovi teeth in Feb. 2022.    Link to Egypt Otodus sokolovi teeth

A rare, Top Quality Otodus sokolovi tooth from the desert of Fayum Depression, Birket-le-Qurun, Egypt. A February Fossil of the Month. Excellent condition and preservation. No repair or restoration. Complete tooth. This tooth was found in the Qsar-el-Sagha Fm., and is late Eocene age (38-42 MYA). Authenticity guaranteed. I have never seen an Otodus sokolovi tooth from Egypt. A rare collectors teeth.

EG03           SIZE: 2-9/16" 

Note - Adding 3 Egyptian Otodus sokolovi teeth in Feb. 2022.    Link to Egypt Otodus sokolovi teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY, Carcharodon (Isurus) hastalis tooth with an excellent tan color from the Sharktooth Hill area, Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month. This tooth is nicely displayed on its original Round Mountain silt matrix with three whale bones. The root is very well preserved with a brown color. Very clean crown. Excellent overall preservation.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent BIG Sharktooth Hill collectors tooth. This is a fantastic display piece from the Ernst Slow Bend Quarry.

ST202M       SIZE: 2-1/2"   (Matrix: 6.5" x 5.5")

Note - Adding 24 Sharktooth Hill Hastalis teeth in January 2022.    Link to STH Hastalis teeth.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An ultra rare, Osteodontornis orri, the Giant Bony Tooth Bird, jaw from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month. Note - this specimen remains on its original Round Mountain silt matrix. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An extremely rare articulated specimen. A rare find for Sharktooth Hill, and a very special display piece!

ST1051           SIZE: 3-3/4" Length  x 1-1/8" Height

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An EXTRA LARGE, GEM Quality, shark vertabra from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month.Note - Most likely a large Mako shark vertebra and part of an associated pair with ST954. The sides are all clean and fully articulated. The base is the original Round Mountain silt matrix. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A scarce find for Sharktooth Hill, and 2"+ are always very difficult to find. The best Sharktooth Hill vertebra the I have seen. A fantastic display piece!

ST954           SIZE: 2-5/8"   (1-1/4" Height)

Note - Adding 2 XL associated STH shark vertebrae in February 2022.   Link to STH shark vertebta.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An EXTRA LARGE, GEM Quality, shark vertabra from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month.Note - Most likely a large Mako shark vertebra and part of an associated pair with ST954. The sides are all clean and fully articulated. The base is the original Round Mountain silt matrix. Excellent preservation and gorgeous color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A scarce find for Sharktooth Hill, and 2"+ are always very difficult to find. The best Sharktooth Hill vertebra the I have seen. A fantastic display piece!

ST955           SIZE: 2-5/8"   (1-1/4" Height)

Note - Adding 2 XL associated STH shark vertebrae in February 2022.   Link to STH shark vertebta.

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items

An excellent Neotherium mirum jaw section (left mandible) from the Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month. Neotherium is a basal walrus. This left mandible has one complete molar and a canine. Excellent preservation and excellent color. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A Museum Quality Neotherium specimen! Note: ST1022 is asscoiated with ST023.

ST1022             SIZE: 4-1/4" (1-7/8" H)

A rare, Top Quality jaw from a long snouted needle-nose Dolphin found in the middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill area, near Bakersfield, California. A February Fossil of the Month. Excellent preservation. Excellent bone quality. Great color. No repair or restoration. An excellent collector's Dolphin jaw. Authenticity guaranteed. A very special display piece!

ST482            SIZE: 11"

Note - Adding 9 Sharktooth Hill Dolphin items in February 2022.    -->     Link to STH Dolphin items

Note - Adding 12 Sharktooth Hill display pieces in Feb. 2022.    Link to STH Display Items