Fossil of the Month - Complete Listing

An ULTRA RARE Top Quality, 6-1/4" Classic Lee Creek Megalodon tooth - upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth. A February Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an incredible light tan colored crown with brown bourlette, and light tan root. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color!  The serrations are razor sharp and essentially complete including an excellent tip serration. Incredible serrations for a BIG Megalodon tooth. The bourlette has a nice contrast -  mostly dentin layer. The root is nicely articulated and complete with an excellent light tan color. It is also wide (4-5/8") with essentially no hydration cracks. This Megalodon was found in the Yorktown Formation, Lee Creek mine, Aurora, No. Carolina (Pliocene age = 4.5 MYA). An excellent BIG collector's tooth from the old days at Lee Creek mine! No reapir or restroration. A 100% natural tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. A killer BIG Lee Creek Meg tooth from the "old days". It is extremely difficult to locate an extra large, top quality LC Megalodon tooth with fantastic eye appeal. This is the biggest and best 6"+ LC tooth that I have seen!

LC100           Size: 6-1/4"  (4-5/8" wide)

Link to LC Megs  & Chubs

A fantastic Brittle Star display piece. Seven LARGE, TOP QUALITY Ophiura sp. Brittle Star specimens and a carpoid from El Caid Romi, Morocco. A February Fossil of the Month. The largest Brittle Star measures 6" in length. The carpoid is an extinct echinoderm related to starfish. Incredible detail. Excellent preservation and preparation. Ordovician age. This Brittle star is from El Caid Romi, Morocco.  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare, top quality collector's display piece. This is the real deal! This plate weighs 14 pounds. Note: Domestic and international  orders with free shipping will incur a shipping surcharge cost. Please request quote. 

X178         SIZE:  6"  (largest - 7 specimens)

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

An Ultra Rare, Hexanchus griseus symphyseal tooth from the Caldera Basin of Chile. A February Fossil of the Month. This is complete lower jaw symphyseal (center) tooth. A rare female shark. Superb preservation and color. Ten cusps. An excellent complete root.  An excellent root which is very unique & extremely difficult to find! A Perfect tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality collector's tooth. Unfortunately there are no more teeth coming from this site. This is my best remaining Hexanchus symphyseal tooth!     

C401L          Size: 15/16"

Note - Adding 18 new Chilean Hexanchus teeth in February 2024 ->  Link to Hexanchus Teeth 

A MASSIVE, TOP QUALITY 6-1/2" Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw A1 anterior tooth from So. Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. An attractive gray - bronze colored crown. Highest quality enamel. The black bourlette is large and 80% complete. The serrations are razor sharp and nearly complete with an excellent tip serration. Incredible serrations for a BIG Megalodon tooth. The root is extra wide and complete with a charcoal gray color and small hydration cracks.  No repair or restoration. 100% natural. Authenticity guaranteed. A collector's BIG Megalodon tooth. A very special BIG tooth. This is one of the best, 100% natural 6-1/2" SC Megs that I have seen! It was found 10+ years ago.

SC002        Size: 6-1/2"  (5" Wide)

Note - Link to SC Megalodon teeth.

A rare Top Quality Mammoth lower jaw from northern Florida. A January Fossil of the Month. Excellent brown color and preservation. This lower jaw is near complete and includes two complete molars - incredible detail and rare. Great color and luster!  This is the Columbian Mammoth, an extinct elephant ancestor with long, curved tusks that evolved in the Pliocene of North America. Nicely articulated chewing surfaces. No repair or restoration. A rare collector's Mammoth jaw. Authenticity guaranteed. Weighs 7.8 lbs. Note: international shipping cost will be calculated. Please request quote.

X605   Jaw Size: 15-3/4" Length  x  4" width x  5'' high ;  Teeth Size: 4-1/2"+ x 2-1/2" & 2-5/8" x 2-1/8"

Name: Columbian Mammoth   

Age: Pliocene - Pleistocene  

Location: Northern Florida

Note - Posting three Mammoth - Gomphotherium teeth in January 2024.  ->  Link to Mammoth teeth

A very rare EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Allosaurus fragilis  tooth from the Morrison Fm. A January Fossil of the Month. This Allosaurus crown measures 2" and is 1-1/4" wide. Tooth measures 3-1/4" with the partial root. This is a BIG Allosaurus tooth. The enamel is high quality. Great rich dark brown color. Exceptional anterior and posterior serrations. Minor natural crushing on the left bottom is stabilized. Excellent overall condition. No repair or restoration. Allosaurus was the apex predator during the late Jurassic with large teeth designed to slash predators. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Bone Cadbin Quarry, Albany Co., Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - A Riker display frame is included.

DL01         SIZE: 2" crown (1-1/4" wide)

Note - Adding 9 Jurassic teeth & bones in January 2024.    Link to Allosaurus teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, rare Top Quality Diplodocus rooted tooth, a late Jurassic sauropod tooth from the Mossison Fm. A January Fossil of the Month. Diplodocus had peg shaped teeth to strip leaves. A rare rooted tooth. The enamel is high quality. Great black color. Excellent enamel articulation. Root cracks are stabilied. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Dana Quarry, Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare collector's tooth. Note - a Riker display frame is included.

DL14         SIZE: 1-1/8"   

Note - Adding 9 Jurassic teeth & bones in January 2024    Link to Sauropod teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, rare Top Quality Camarasaurus tooth, a late Jurassic sauropod tooth from the Morrison Fm. A January Fossil of the Month. Camarasaurus had robust spoon shaped teeth to tear tough vegetation. A rare rooted tooth. The enamel is highest quality. Great rich dark brown color. Excellent enamel articulation. One crack stabilized. No repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Red Canyon Ranch, Greybull, Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - a Riker display frame is included.

DL18         SIZE: 3-1/16"   (15/16" wide)

Note - Adding 5 Jurassic dinosaur teeth in January 2024.    Link to Sauropod teeth

A Top Quality, Mioplosus fish from the 18 inch layer with frame. The Mioplosus labracoides is an extinct Perch-like fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA), Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. A December Fossil of the Month. A scarce species. 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. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum quality specimen. This fish comes a strong backer board and a heavy duty wall hanging set up. A fantastic display piece that is ready to hang! Note - This item weighs 17 lb. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.

X480      SIZE: 12"    Plate size:  18" x 14"    Frame size: 20" x 16"

Note - Added 4 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in December 2023.  -->  Link to Fossil Fish

A Top Quality Alethopteris sp. - fossil fern display piece from St. Clair, Pennsylvania. A December Fossil of the Month. Alethopteris is an extinct genus of primitive seed fern that evolved during the Pennsylvanian Period. This specimen is well preserved with white colored ferns on a near black colored shale matrix. This white coating is a characteristic of the mineral pyrophyllite. The St. Clair area is known for their white ferns on black matrix. Pennsylvanian age. (300 mya). It weighs 16.8 pounds. Note - international orders will require a shipping supplement. Authenticity guaranteed. This specimen comes with a sturdy wooden base as shown in the photo. A fantastic two-sided display piece!

FN01       SIZE:  22" x  14"      Height on stand:  14-1/2"

Note - Adding 4 fern / Lepidodendron  specimens in December 2023 -->   Link to Fossil Ferns

An EXTRA LARGE, incredible polished Orthoceras plate showing the intricate internal chamber structure from Morocco. These are Devonian age squid-like creatures. A December Fossil of the Month. Gorgeous jet black and white colors. There are 35+ Orthoceras specimens exposed. Largest Orthoceras is 18" inches in length. A museum quality Orthoceras plate. Authenticity guaranteed. An incredible display piece!  It includes a sturdy steel stand.  Note: Large and heavy Orthoceras plates will require a supplemental international shipping charge. This items weighs 31 lbs. to ship.  Please request quote.  

M2021           Plate size: 22-1/2" x 14-1/2"

Note - Adding 2 Orthoceras specimens in December 2023.   Link to Othoceras plates