Fossil of the Month - Complete Listing

An ultra rare, Top Quality Alopias palatasi shark tooth, the extinct serrated Giant Thresher, from the Nottoway River, Virginia. A January Fossil of the Month. A Viriginia Red Site tooth with good copper-red color. Excellent preservation and condition. A Miocene tooth. These teeth are not commonly found and seen. A rare collectors' tooth in high quality condition. Try finding one of these teeth! Authenticity guaranteed. A large size red site tooth! I have seen less than ten in 30 years.

VA32           SIZE: 1"

Posting 3 rare Virginia shark teeth in January 2025.     Link to Virginia teeth.

An ultra rare, Top Quality Parotodus benedeni shark tooth, the extinct False Mako shark, from the Nottoway River, Virginia. A January fossil of the Month. This is a Virginia Red Sire tooth with a great dep red color. Excellent preservation and condition. A Pliocene tooth. These teeth are not commonly found and seen. A rare collectors' tooth in high quality condition. Try finding one of these teeth! Authenticity guaranteed. 

VA51           SIZE: 2-7/16"

Posting 3 rare Virginia shark teeth in January 2025.     Link to Virginia teeth.

Two EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Scyphocrinites elegans crinoids from Alnif, southeastern Morocco. A January Fossil of the Month. The Scyphocrinites crinoid was a floating variety which was attached to a holdfast air bladder that supported multiple stems and calyx ("flower"). This large crinoid has a bulbous calyx with incredible detail and the calyxs are large.  These crinoids make fantastic display pieces. Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. A steel display stand comes with this crinoid. Matrix size: 17" x 14".  Note - Weighs 18 lbs - international shipping charge supplement required. Note - International customers will have discounted shipping. Please inquire.

M2053        CALYX SIZE:  7" x 8"  

Name: Scyphocrinites elegans        Age: Upper Silurian (420 MMYA)        Location: Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco

Note - Posting 2 crinoids in January 2025.     Link to Crinoids

An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Scyphocrinites elegans crinoid from Alnif, southeastern Morocco. A January Fossil of the Month.  The Scyphocrinites crinoid was a floating variety which was attached to a holdfast air bladder that supported multiple stems and calyx ("flower"). This large crinoid has a bulbous calyx with incredible detail and the calyxs are large.  These crinoids make fantastic display pieces. Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. A steel display stand comes with this crinoid. Matrix size: 15" x 13".  Note - Weighs 14 lbs - international shipping charge supplement required. Note - International customers will have discounted shipping. Please inquire.

M2057        CALYX SIZE:  6-1/2" x 8"  

Name: Scyphocrinites elegans        Age: Upper Silurian (420 MMYA)        Location: Djebel Issoumour, Alnif, Morocco

Note - Posting 2 crinoids in January 2025.     Link to Crinoids

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. Rare copper red color with high gloss. Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. 

NC301            SIZE: 2-11/16"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

A fantastic, Top Quality copper-red Carcharodon hastalis tooth from the Meherrin River, No Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. Rare copper red color with high gloss. The finest dark cherry red color! Best color. Highest quality enamel. Great preservation and condition - sharp edges and tip - very clean. No repair or restoration. Exceptional color! An excellent, rare collector's tooth!  Authenticity guaranteed. Perfect tooth. A color found with less than 1% of the Red Site teeth.

NC303            SIZE: 2-1/4"

Note - Adding 22 Red Site Hastalis Mako teeth in January 2025.  -->  Link to copper-red Makos

A Top Quality copper red colored Angustidens  tooth - an upper jaw anterior tooth from the Meherrin River,  No. Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. Incredible rare copper red colors! Highest quality enamel. No enamel peel. The bourlette is excellent. The serrations are sharp with an excellent tip. Excellent side cusps. The root is complete. No repair! A rare Angustidens collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. the BEST!

NC151         SIZE:2-1116"

Adding 7 new copper red site Angustidens teeth in January 2025.  Link to NC Red Site Angustidens teeth.

An EXTRA LARGE ultra rare, Top Quality Red Site Otodus megalodon tooth from the Meherrin River, North Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon is a BIG upper jaw anterior tooth from the Meherrin River copper-red site. Excellent copper red color. The enamel is the highest quality, and there is a cool bite mark on the display side (see the 3rd photo). The serrations are large, razor sharp, and essentially complete with a good tip serration. Bourlette is extra large and brown - dentin layer. The root is wide & complete. A Pliocene Meg tooth. Note - the front center strip of enamel was professionally restored (high point of the tooth only). An old collection piece from the rarest location to find a top quality Megalodon tooth - rarer than Lee Creek, Peru, Bone Valley, etc. Authenticity guaranteed. I do not see many 6"+ Meherrin River Megalodon teeth!  Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.

NC001         SIZE: 6"   (4-1/4" wide)

Adding 4 NC Copper-Red Megalodon teeth in January 2025.   Link to NC Red Megalodon teeth.

An ultra rare, Top Quality Red Site Otodus megalodon tooth from the Meherrin River, North Carolina. A January Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon is an upper jaw anterior tooth from the Meherrin River copper-red site. Exceptional copper red color. The enamel is the highest quality. The serrations are large and sharp with an excellent tip serration. Bourlette is dark brown dentin layer. The root is complete and extra wide. A Miocene Meg tooth. No repair or restoration. An old collection piece from the rarest location to find a top quality Megalodon tooth - rarer than Lee Creek, Peru, Bone Valley, etc. Authenticity guaranteed. This tooth has the best color, enamel, bourlette, and root quality for the copper-red site. It will be difficult to find a better red site Meg tooth. A very special red site tooth from a BIG shark!  Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.

NC004         SIZE: 5-1/4"   (4-3/4" wide)

Adding 4 NC Copper-Red Megalodon teeth in January 2025.   Link to NC Red Megalodon teeth.

A rare, Top Quality Anzu wyliei hand (manus) claw from the Hell Creek Fm. of Montana. A December Fossil of the Month. Anzu is referred to as the "Chicken from Hell". An excellent manus claw. Excellent rich tan color with a golden patina. This specimen has excellent perservation. Note - a portion of the tip was professionally restored which is typical for most Hell Creek claws. A top quality, collector's claw from the Hell Creek of Montana. Note - 2014 Anzu wyliei description paper attached below. Check out our selection of top quality Anzu wyleii claws! Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Fallon Co., Montana. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - a Riker display frame will be included. 

DA03       Size: 2-1/8" (straightline)    

Note - Adding 3 Anzu wyliei claws in December 2024.      Link to Anzu wyliei claws.

An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY Palaeocarcharodon tooth from Morocco. A December Fossil of the Month. An excellent lateral tooth. Gorgeous golden tan color. Extra large and irregular serrations along the cutting edge and cusps! Large side cusps. An incredible tooth! No repair. A top quality collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.

M402           SIZE: 2"

Note - Adding 12 Palaeocarcharodon teeth in December 2024.  Link to Palaeocarcharodon teeth.

A RARE, EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Tyrannosaur tooth from the late Cretaceous (Campanian) in northern North America. Please note that this tooth could Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus - see Detailed Discussion below. A December Fossil of the Month. This BIG tooth measures 2-5/8" - an excellent Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. Anterior and posterior serrations are excellent. Serrated to the tip with very small wear facet near the tip. Wide base. One crack with crack fill. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Hill Co., Montana. Probably an excellent Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. An exceptional BIG collector's tooth.

DY01         SIZE: 2-5/8"  (7/8" wide x 5/8" height)

Note - Added 12 new Tyrannosaur teeth in November 2024.       Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.