Gift Ideas - Fossils for Sale

Buried Treasure Fossils has a lot of fossils for sale and it is easy to get lost when shopping for a fossil gift. So, we will try to make your fossil gift shopping a bit easier. Below is a fossil catalog listing with links of our most popular fossils and may be the easiest way to find an exceptional gift for a family member, friend, or colleague. You will find our most popular shark teeth as well as our other most popular fossils including dinosaur, mosasaur, ammonite, trilobite, pine cone, star fish, fossil fish, and more. Click on the link below to go to the catalog of interest. Authenticity guaranteed.
If you have questions, give us a call (281-342-7129) or send us an e-mail @ btfossils@cs.com Click on link below to go to he catalog of interest.
- Priscacara liops$825.00
A Top Quality Diplomystus dentatus and Priscacara (Cockerellites) liops fish from the 18" layer, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. A March Fossil of the Month. Diplomystus dentatus is a Herring and the Priscacara liops is an extinct Perch from the Eocene age (50 MYA). 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 or restoration. All natural. Authenticity guaranteed. An excellent display piece! Note - This item weighs 15 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.
X483 SIZE: 8-1/4" Diplomystus ; 5-1/2" Priscacara Plate size is 17.5" x 14.5"
Note - Adding 12 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in November 2023 --> Link to Fossil Fish
Learn More - Carcharodon carcharias$795.00
A Top Quality Great White shark tooth - upper jaw anterior tooth from Chile. A September Fossil of the Month. This tooth has a Blue colored crown, a distinct gum line, and a large brown root. Fantastic color! Highest quality enamel with no hydration cracks and no peeling. Serrations are large with a great tip serration. Excellent preservation - note nutrient hole on root. Note - there is a small repair along the base of the root. An EXCELLENT collector's Great White tooth. Authenticity guaranteed.
C201 Size: 2-3/4" (2" wide)
Note - Adding 25 Chilean Great White teeth in September 2025 Link to Great White shark teeth
Learn More - Drotops megamanicus$750.00
"The CLASSIC BIG DEVONIAN TRILOBITE" A LARGE, TOP QUALITY Drotops megamanicus trilobite on original matrix. It is beautifully prepared and fully exposed. Preparation is excellent with all original colors and no restoration. Incredible detail and completeness. Color is the natural black shell. Compound eyes are exceptionally preserved showing center dimples (see photos). All natural - an incredible display piece - only minor prep touch up requried. Middle Devonian age. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality. A TOP QUIALITY BIG Moroccan trilobite from Issoumour, Alnif area. A fantastic Drotops megamanicus specimen. One of the best that I have offered! Note - specimen wights 2.7 lbs. International orders will require supplemental postage. Please inquire.
XM51 Size: 4-3/4" (2-5/8" Wide)
Adding 31 quality Moroccan trilobites in April 2025. Link to Moroccan trilobites.
Learn More - Araucaria mirabilis$750.00
A TOP QUALITY rare Araucaria mirabilis pine cone cut and polished specimen from Argentina. A June Fossil of the Month. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. The internal and external detail are exceptional. Incredible vivid red, orange, charcoal, etc. colors. This specimen is one of my finest cut and polished pine cone specimen in stock and I will not be getting any more as exports have stopped! An incredible cut and polished pine cone specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - new specimen export has stopped for more than 10 years! This is an old collection piece. Best colors and detail.
X310 Size: 2-1/2" x 2-3/16"
Note - Adding 5 rare Argentine pine cone specimens in June 2025. Link to Pine Cone fossils.
Learn More - Drotops megamanicus$725.00
"The CLASSIC BIG DEVONIAN TRILOBITE" An EXTRA LARGE, TOP QUALITY Drotops megamanicus trilobite on original matrix from Issoumour, Alnif area, Morocco. It is beautifully prepared and fully exposed. Preparation is excellent with all original colors with minimal restoration. Incredible detail and completeness. Color is the original black. Good compound eyes. Extra wide, This is a massive specimen! Includes the stand as shown. Middle Devonian age. An excllent display piece. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - specimen wights 5.3 lbs. International orders will require supplemental postage. Please inquire.
XM52 Size: 5-7/8" (3-1/8" Wide)
Adding 5 Moroccan trilobites in December 2023. Link to Moroccan trilobites.
Learn More - Phareodus encaustus$725.00
A TOP QUALITY Phareodus fish. The Phareodus encaustus is a Osteoglossidae fish from the Eocene age (50 MYA) fish, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. A Mach Fossil of the Month. A scarce species. The Phareodus was a carnivorous fish with large pointed teeth and a long pectoral fin. 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. Plate size is 13" x 11". Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This item weighs 6 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.
X497 SIZE: 8-1/8" Plate size is 13" x 11".
Note - Adding 4 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in March 2026 --> Link to Fossil Fish
Learn More - Araucaria mirabilis$685.00
A TOP QUALITY rare Araucaria mirabilis pine cone cut and polished specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. This cone is large and shows both great interior and exterior detail. The internal detail is exceptional. This specimen includes a rare stem section! Very few cones retained their stems. Great color. An incredible cut and polished pine cone specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - new specimen export has stopped for more than 10 years! This is an old collection piece.
X312 Size: 2-3/8" x 2-1/16"
Note - Adding 5 rare Argentine pine cone specimens in June 2025. Link to Pine Cone fossils.
Learn More - Otodus megalodon$675.00
A Top Quality, Megalodon tooth - an upper jaw tooth from the ACE River basin, South Carolina. An excellent Tan with Blue highlights colored crown. Highest quality enamel. The bourlette is an excellent black color. The serrations are large and sharp with an excellent tip. The root is charcoal color, nicely articulated, and complete with a small hydration crack. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. A top quality color collector's Megalodon tooth. Excellent color Megalodon tooth!
SC011 Size: 4-5/8" (3-3/8" wide)
Note - Adding 20 new SC Megalodon teeth in October 2025 -> Link to SC Megalodon teeth.
Learn More - Pinus sp.$650.00
A Top Quality, rare Pinus sp. pine cone specimen from Germany. This pine cone is fully inflated. Excellent preservation and color. The original matrix is a very hard and heavy sandstone nodule. Note – nodule matrix size is 4-1/4” x 4-1/8". Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This pine weights approximately 3 pounds. International customers will have a supplemental shipping charge.
Name: Pinus sp. Age: Upper Oligocene (32 mya) Location: Bad Kreuznach, Germany
X333 Size: 2" (15/16" W)
Adding 3 new Pine Cones in October 2022. --> Link to Pine Cones
Learn More - Crotalocephalina gibbus$650.00
A LARGE, "Flying" Top Quality Crotalocephalina gibbus plus Reedops trilobite. The preparation is German directed with all original colors and no restoration. Great natural green shell with an excellent patina. The specimen is fully exposed and very nicely displayed on a pedestal of the original matrix. The Hyposteme is exposed underneath. A Middle Devonian (395 mya) trilobite from the Alnif Issemour area, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Authenticity guaranteed. Museum Quality specimen. A large amount of preparation was required for this fantastic display piece.
XM49 Size: 2-3/4" straightline (3-1/2" on curve) , 1-3/8" wide
Note - Adding 4 new Trilobites in March 2026. --> Link to Moroccan Trilobites
Learn More - Araucaria mirabilis$645.00
A TOP QUALITY rare Araucaria mirabilis pine cone cut and polished specimen from Argentina. These Jurassic pine cones are exquisite and known for their highy quality and extreme preservation. This cone is large and shows both great interior and exterior detail.The internal detail is exceptional. Fantastic color. An incredible cut and polished pine cone specimen. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - new specimen export has stopped for more than 10 years! This is an old collection piece.
X311 Size: 2-1/2" x 2-1/8"
Note - Adding 7 rare Argentine pine cone specimens in May 2023. Link to Pine Cone fossils.
Learn More - Eldredgops (Phacops) rana milleri$625.00
A Devonian sea floor slab with a Eldredgops (Phacops) rana milleri trilobite from the Silica Shale Formation of Ohio. The also three large pyrite replaced Paraspirifer bownockeri brachiopods, three Mucrospirifer mucronatus brachiopods, and other specimens. The Eldredgops has excellent detail on the compound eyes - very well preserved. The quality of the Silica Shale Fm. fossils are incredible. A rare sea floor specimen from the Middle Devonian (380 mya), Silica Shale Fm. from Lucas Co., Ohio. You don't see multi-species slabs for sale. A Museum Quality specimen. One of my favorites! Note - This item weighs 9 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.
X101 Eldredgops Size: 1-3/4" ; Paraspirifer Size: 2-1/4" ; Mucrospirifer Size: 1-1/8"
Note - Posting 5 trilobites in December 2021. -> Link to US Trilobites.
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