Fossil of the Month - Complete Listing

An exceptionally preserved, rare fossil Cave Bear jaw (Urusus spelaeus) with bite marks from Romania. A December Fossil of the Month. These large bears lived in the mountain caves from central Europe to Russia. An exceptional, large adult cave bear lower jaw. . You can own a rare and wonderful story piece from the Ice Age!  No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A rare jaw with puncture bite marks (see arrow).

Name: Urusus spelaeus      Age: Late Pleistocene      Location: Carpathian Mountains, Romania

R507             SIZE: 9" 

Note: Added 17 new Ice Age / Cave Bear fossils in October 2024.  Link -> Cave Bear Fossils

An exceptionally preserved, fossil dog jaw (Canis familiaris). This is a complete lower jaw with ten teeth from Austria. An October Fossil of the Month. This early dog is from the La Tene period (Younger Iron Time) and is 2300 years old during the Roman Period. Dogs were domesticated from the wolves by man for hunting & protection. These two mandibles contain a total of ten teeth. New find. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You can own a rare fossil dog jaw and wonderful story piece from the Roman Period. The BEST! 

Name: Canis familiaris    Age: Late Pleistocene     

Location: Hauptmannbach cave, Muhlbach, Austria

R581          SIZE: 5-3/8" 

Note: Added 17 Ice Age / Cave Bear items in October 2024.    Link -> Ice Age Fossils

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Carcharodon hastalis, the Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Previously referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest estquality enamel. A BLUE & TAN colored crown. Excellent color!  Sharp cutting edges. An excellent root – extra wide. Excellent symmetry. No repair or restoration. A fantastic collector's BIG Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC301        SIZE: 3-1/4"   (2" wide)

Adding 18 SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth in October 2024.   ->  Link to SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Carcharodon hastalis, the Broad-tooth Mako shark tooth from So.Carolina. Previously referred to as Isurus hastalis, but renamed to Carcharodon hastalis as a Great White shark ancestor. An October Fossil of the Month. Highest estquality enamel. A BLUE colored crown with a tan stripe above the root. Excellent color!  Sharp cutting edges. An excellent root – extra wide. Excellent symmetry. No repair or restoration. A fantastic color collector's BIG Mako tooth! Authenticity guaranteed.

SC302        SIZE: 3-1/8"   (2-1/16" wide)

Adding 18 SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth in October 2024.   ->  Link to SC Carcharodon hastalis teeth

A rare Top Quality Psittacosaurus  skull from the late Cretaceous of northern China. An October Fossil of the Month. Psittacosaurus is a genus of extinct ceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Asia, existing between 125 and 105 million years ago. This is a great skull with excellent detail preserved and good color & patina. There is a small amount of crack fill. Albian age (120 MYA) .Legally collected Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, China.  Authenticity guaranteed. This skull comes with a display stand as imaged. Note - This skull iweighs ~2 lbs . An international shipping supplement will apply. Dinosaur skulls are extemely rare to find.

PSIT1         SIZE: 4-1/2" long x 5" width x  3-7/8" Height   (Height on stand = 4-7/8")

An EXTRA LARGE Top Quality Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth from the Kem Kem deposits of Morocco. An October Fossil of the Month. An excellent red colored tooth. High quality enamel. Excellent preservation. This tooth is 100% crown, no root. Excellent anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. A good tip. No cracks. Note the high area in the center of the non-dispaly side had a small repair. No restoration. A Top Quality collector's tooth. Authenticity Guaranteed. This is an exceptional BIG Carcharodontosaurus tooth. The largest Carch tooth that I have offered!

M1201        Size: 4-3/4"   (Base: 1-5/8" wide x 1-1/8" tall)

Note - Added 10 new Carchardontosaurus teeth in October 2024.   Link to Carcharodontosaurus teeth.

A TOP QUALITY, 5-3/4" ULTRA RARE Caribbean Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw PRINCIPAL ANTERIOR tooth. An October Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon tooth has an incredible creamy light tan colored crown with light charcoal patterns and a light tan bourlette. Highest quality enamel with no hydration cracks. Excellent color! The bourlette is perfect. The serrations are razor sharp including the good tip serration. Excellent serrations! The root is an excellent creamy tan color with no hydration cracks. Note - there was a saw cut to the root ends which was professionally repaired. Otherwise, a perfect tooth. This Megalodon was found in a limestone quarry in the Caribbean (Miocene age). This is an incredible Caribbean Meg tooth. One of finest examples of an ultra rare Caribbean Megalodon tooth that I have seen considering the shape, color, and preservation. An exceptional collector's Megalodon tooth! Museum Quality Megalodon. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - The limestone is sawed into thin blocks for extraction which totally destroys 99%+ of these Megalodon teeth.  (See DETAILS below)

CA05        SIZE: 5-3/4" 

An incredibly preserved, EXTRA LARGE Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), an early elephant, molar found in Yatuksk, Siberia.  A September Fossil of the Month. Mammoths were present in this area during the Late Pleistocene Ice Age. Fantastic natural dark maroon color! An extra large molar with a nicely articulated chewing surface. A massive and complete root - very rare. Completely fossilized. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent collectors specimen and a very attractive display piece.  This perfect tooth comes with a custom steel stand as shown.  Weighs 10.75 lbs.  Note: international shipping cost supplement will be calculated. Please request quote.

X604           Size: 10"  x  3-1/8" Wide  x  6-1/2" High   (7-1/2" height on stand)

Note - Posting 6 ancestral elephant molars in September 2024.   Link to Mammoth fossils.

An ultra rare, GEM Quality Torvosaurus tanneri tooth from the Morrison Formation. A September Fossil of the Month. This completeTorvosaurus crown measures 1-516". The enamel is highest quality. Excellent rich black color. Exceptional posterior and anterior serrations. Note - the anterior carina end about 1/2 of the way down from the tip. The diagnostic for a Torvosaurus tooth. Fantastic overall enamel condition and serrations. No repair or restoration. Torvosaurus was a large predator during the late Jurassic with large teeth designed to slash predators. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Johnson Co., Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - a Gem case display is included. A very difficult species to find. The BEST!

DL11         SIZE: 1-5/16"   

Note - Adding 9 Jurassic theropod teeth & bones in September 2024    Link to Allosaurus - Torvosaurus teeth

An ultra rare, GEM Quality Torvosaurus tanneri tooth from the Morrison Formation. A September Fossil of the Month. This completeTorvosaurus crown measures 1-516". The enamel is highest quality. Excellent rich green -brown color. Exceptional posterior and anterior serrations. Note - the anterior carina end about 1/2 of the way down from the tip. The diagnostic for a Torvosaurus tooth. Fantastic overall enamel condition and serrations. No repair or restoration. Torvosaurus was a large predator during the late Jurassic with large teeth designed to slash predators. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Johnson Co., Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - a Gem case display is included. A very difficult species to find. The BEST!

DL12         SIZE: 1-5/16"   

Note - Adding 9 Jurassic theropod teeth & bones in September 2024    Link to Allosaurus - Torvosaurus teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, rare Top Quality Camarasaurus tooth, a late Jurassic sauropod tooth from the Morrison Fm. A September Fossil of the Month. Camarasaurus had robust spoon shaped teeth to tear tough vegetation. This tooth is complete with incredible surfaces. The enamel is highest quality. Great rich black color. Exceptional enamel articulation. There was a small repair at the base of the root only. No repair or restoration to the crown. Legally collected on private land in the Morrison Fm., Bone Cabin Quarry, Wyoming. Authenticity guaranteed.  Note - a Riker display frame is included. This is a big adult tooth - extra wide. One of the finest quality examples that I have seen!

DL18         SIZE: 2-5/8"   (1-3/16" wide)

Note - Adding 9 Jurassic dinosaur teeth & bones in September 2024.    Link to Sauropod teeth

"The Ptychodus Collection." A rare Top Quality Ptychodus paucisulcatus  tooth from Chilisay, Aktjubinsk Region, Kazakhstan. A September Fossil of the Month. Great color and condition. An excellent Late Cretaceous (Santonian - 84 MYA) age tooth. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You will enjoy these rare Kazakh teeth. A special piece from an old collection that was not available commercially.  Note - This tooth was featured in Ekaterinburg 1999 Vol. 2, Pg. 236, Plate 1, Fig. 3.

K1503        SIZE: 1-1/4" x 15/16"

Posting 17 rare Ptychodus teeth in September 2024.     Link to Kazakh Ptychodus teeth