Fossil of the Month - Complete Listing

An 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 June Fossil of the Month. This tooth measures 1-13/16" - an excellent Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. Excellent anterior and posterior serrations. Serrated to the tip. Wide base at 3/4". No cracks, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Horseshoe Canyon Fm. (Horsethief Member) , Alberta, Canada. Probably an excellent Albertosaurus tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. This is my of my best Albertosaurus teeth. A very special collector's tooth.  Disposition number: 000028-29

DY21        SIZE: 1-13/16"   (3/4" wide)

Note - Added 18 new Tyrannosaur teeth in June 2023.       Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Tyrannosaur premax 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 June Fossil of the Month. This premax (front) tooth measures 1-5/8" - an excellent Tyrannosaur tooth. The enamel is high quality with excellent color. This is a rare fully serrated premax tooth with large serrations. Serrated to the tip. Base cross-section is D shaped. Wide base at 13/16". No cracks, repair or restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Horseshoe Canyon Fm. (Horsethief Member) , Alberta, Canada. Probably an excellent Albertosaurus or Gorgorsaurus or Daspletosaurus tooth based on size and roundness of the tooth cross-section. Authenticity guaranteed. This is largest fully serrated premax tooth that I have seen. A very special collector's tooth.  Disposition number: 000028-29

DY22        SIZE: 1-5/8"   (13/16" wide)

Note - Added 18 new Tyrannosaur teeth in June 2023.       Link to Tyrannosaur teeth catalog.

A rare, Top Quality Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site. A June Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an excellent tan colored tooth with orange highlights and mottled brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color!  The bourlette is large and 100% complete. The serrations are razor sharp and complete with an excellent "needle-like" tip serration. Exceptional serrations. The root is excellent with no erosion. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A very special color collector's Meg tooth. The Perfect Indonesian Meg tooth.

IN09        Size: 5-1/2"    (4-1/8" wide)

Note - Adding 15 Top Quality Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in June 2023. -> Link To TQ Indonesian Megs

A rare, High Quality Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site. A June Fossil of the Month. This Megalodon has an excellent tan colored tooth with light brown highlights and a red-brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Exceptional color!  The bourlette is large and 100% complete. The serrations are razor sharp and near complete with an excellent tip serration. Perfect serrations. The root is exceptional - complete with no erosion. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A special collector's Meg tooth. The PERFECT Indonesian Megalodon.

IN28        Size: 5-3/16"    

Note - Adding 15 Top Quality Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in June 2023. -> Link To TQ Indonesian Megs

An EXTRA LARGE, ultra rare, Top Quality Edestus heinrichi, a near complete whorl with six crowns from Herrin, Illinois. A June Fossil of the Month. This is a Paleozoic shark that lived in swamp that our now underground coal deposits. Exceptional 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 to cut prey. It is the first animal to cut vertically. A very strange looking and unique acting shark. This whorl is incredibly massive at 9-1/4" long and 2-3/4" height. The whorl body is incredibly perserved and is thick (1-1/16") and quite heavy. This whorl weighs 1+ pounds. The crowns are extra large at 1-3/4" wide and look fantastic. This was a large Edestus shark. Note - Four crown tips were professionally repaired which is typical for a whorl. Pennsylvanian age from Illinois. Authenticity guaranteed. The Edestus shark recreation image is credited to Julio Lacerdo. The Edestus whorls are extremely rare. This is a fantastic display piece. 

I01    Whorl size:  9-1/4" length x 2-3/4" height  (1-1/16" thick)  Tooth size:  1-3/4" wide   

Adding 1 Edestus whorl in June 2023.    Link to Edestus shark.

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Cretoxyrhina mantelli tooth, the Ginsu shark, from Gove Co., Kansas. A June Fossil of the Month. An excellent example of this Cretaceous shark. Authenticity guaranteed. Near Perfect tooth.

KS001            SIZE: 2-1/8

Note - Adding 10 new Cretoxyrhina mantelli teeth in June 2023.    Link to Kansas Cretoxyrhina teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, Top Quality Cretoxyrhina mantelli tooth, the Ginsu shark, from Gove Co., Kansas. A June Fossil of the Month. An excellent example of this Cretaceous shark. Authenticity guaranteed. Near Perfect tooth.

KS002            SIZE: 1-15/16"

Note - Adding 10 new Cretoxyrhina mantelli teeth in June 2023.    Link to Kansas Cretoxyrhina teeth

An EXTRA LARGE, VERY RARE, Top Quality, rooted Leptoceratops gracilis tooth from the late Cretaceous of western North America. Leptoceratops is a smaller "ceratopsian" dinosaur found in the Hell Creek and Lance formations. There small size and small horns made them relatively easy prey and their population size was quite small compared to other herbivores. The enamel is high quality with nice color and patina. The chewing surface is well preserved with an unusual rounded wear facet. Leptoceratops commonly have wear facets on their teeth.  No cracks. No restoration. Legally collected on private land in the Hell Creek Fm., Powder River Co., Montana. Note - this tooth comes with a Riker display frame. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent rooted BIG Leptoceratops tooth! 

DQ01         SIZE: 1-3/8"   (straight line)   

Note - Adding 10 rare Leptoceratops teeth in May 2023.       Link to Ceratopian fossils catalog

An ultra rare group of two associated TOP QUALITY Araucaria mirabilis pine cones from Argentina. A May Fossil of the Month. These cones were found side by side and remain on their original natural matrix. The Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. This cone is large and shows great exterior detail. Rare short stem sections are present. An incredible pair of associated natural pine cones. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - new Argentine pine cone specimen export has stopped for more than 10 years! These cones come from an old collection. Specmen sits nicely on its flat base and makes a fantastic display piece!  Note - this specimen weighs 1.75 lbs. and will require supplemental postage for international customers. 

 X301       Size: 2-5/8" x 2-1/8"   &   2-1/8" x 2-1/8"

Note - Adding 7 rare Argentine pine cone specimens in May 2023.      Link to Pine Cone fossils.

An ultra rare, Thalassocnus, a Swimming Sloth, manus (hand) claw from the Bahia Inglesia Formation, Copiapo, Chile. A May Fossil of the Month. This sloth lived on the west coast of So. America during the late Miocene age. This claw is a near complete with minor erosion along the upper edge and back end. Both areas have minor restoration. Fantastic color and preservation. Authenticity guaranteed. I have not seen a swimming sloth claw for sale before. This is all of the sloth material that I have from 15 years ago! A rare collector's claw. This is my one and only hand claw!

C931          Size: 2-1/2"  (1-1/8" height, 7/16" wide)

An ultra rare, Thalassocnus, a Swimming Sloth, tooth from the Bahia Inglesia Formation, Copiapo, Chile. A May Fossil of the Month. This sloth lived on the west coast of So. America during the late Miocene age. This tooth is complete with no wear. Cutting surface is perfect. Fantastic color. Excellent condition. No repair.  Authenticity guaranteed. I have not seen a swimming sloth claw for sale before. This is all of the sloth material that I have from 15 years ago! A rare collector's tooth. My last one!

C932          Size: 1-1/4"  (9/16" Cutting surface width)

Note - Adding 2 Chilean swimming sloth fossils in May 2023   Link to Sloth fossils

An ultra rare Top Quality Stegoceras validum dome (frontoparietal skull bone) from the late Cretaceous of northern North America. An April Fossil of the Month. Stegoceras is a smaller sized pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, and like Pachycephalosaurus, it is a dinosaur which is famous for its large domed head surrounded by spikes. This is excellent quality juvenile dome with good color / patina. No cracks or restoration. There is a small sheer on the left side that occured prior to fossilization since it has the natural patina. Otherwise a complete dome. An ultra rare Stegoceras dome!  Legally collected on private land in the Judith River Fm., Hill Co., Montana. An excellent collector's quality Stegoceras dome. Comes with a Riker display case. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see Stegoceras domes very often. A special piece! (Photo series = top, bottom, right side, left side, and rear).

DP50       SIZE: 2-5/8" x 2"   (1-1/2" thick)  

Note - Adding 13 new Pachy spikes, claws and teeth in April 2023.   Link to Pachy fossils catalog