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LARGE MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH WITH PYRITE
US$795.00
This extraordinary fossil shark tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) is from South Carolina. A tooth like this is highly sought-after because of its almost unmatched size and completeness. This imposing tooth is perfect for someone looking conversation piece. The centre of this huge tooth has been inlaid with pyrite and there is complete enamel on the reverse side.Megalodon was the largest predatory fish to ever swim the oceans. Amazingly, bite marks have been found in whale bones. Scientists estimate that megalodon measured 10 feet for every inch of shark tooth length. This monster probably measured about 50 feet long!Age: Miocene Epoch, 23 - 5.3 million years old.This shark tooth measures just over 5 inches (13 cm) long at largest edge, and 4 inches (10 cm) wide. Weighs 261 grams (9 oz.).From Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA.Wood and brass stand included.
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RARE JUVENILE WOOLLY RHINO JAW
US$995.00 * This extremely rare jaw section with beautiful teeth comes from a juvenile woolly rhinoceros (_Coelodonta antiquitatis_) - juvenile fossil are much rarer than adults. It is a exceptional find, dredged from the floor of the North Sea in the Netherlands, and dates to 40 000 years old - Pleistocene Epoch. This Woolly rhino jaw makes a wonderful addition...
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GOMPHOTHERE UPPER MOLAR (SHOVEL-TUSKED ELEPHANT)
US$995.00 This amazing, complete fossil tooth comes from a _Gomphothere_ - a bizarre prehistoric trunked animal related to elephants, mastodons and mammoths. It was discovered by divers in the Morgan River (Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA) and dates to the Miocene Epoch - 23.5 to 5.3 million years ago._Gomphotheres_ had highly specialized skull anatomy related to their feeding. Notably, they...
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BEAUTIFUL FOSSIL SHRIMP FROM SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY
US$995.00 * This excellent, aesthetic fossil shrimp comes from the famous Solnhofen lithographic limestone, in Eichstatt, Germany. This region is home to some of the world's most important fossil discoveries, including _Archaeopteryx_, the feathered dinosaur.* Species: Aeger spinipes,Age: Late Jurassic, 148 million years old.* The limestone plate measures about 13 inches or 33 cm by 10 inches or 26 cm,...
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FOSSIL TORTOISE ON MATRIX , SOUTH DAKOTA
US$995.00 * This is a beautifully preserved tortoise fossil of _Stylemys nebracensis_. It slowly plodded over the temperate area of South Dakota about 30 million years ago in an area known as the White River Badlands of South Dakota. Today the badlands are a series of highly eroded hills and gullies of light colored sedimentary layers. _Stylemys_ was the first...
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BRONTOTHERIUM TEETH
US$995.00 These large teeth belonged to a _Brontotherium,_ a large hoofed mammal related to horses and rhinos. roamed that scrubby woodlands of South Dakota and Nebraska in large herds during the Oligocene. They were huge mammals standing over 8 feet tall at the shoulders, larger than any present day rhino.Species: _Titanotherium ingen_Age: 30 - 35 Million Years OldLocation: Chadron Formation,...
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FOSSIL TORTOISE, SOUTH DAKOTA
US$1,200.00 * This is a beautifully preserved female tortoise fossil of _Stylemys nebracensis_. It slowly plodded over the temperate area of South Dakota about 30 million years ago in an area known as the White River Badlands of South Dakota. Today the badlands are a series of highly eroded hills and gullies of light colored sedimentary layers. _Stylemys_ was the...
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FANTASTIC MEGALODON TOOTH
US$1,295.00 This amazing fossil Megalodon Tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) is from South Carolina. It is a collectible Megalodon shark tooth because of its size, completeness and pointed tip. Its unique and beautiful mottled grey enamel adds to its appeal. Megalodon has captured the public's imagination in recent years. It is hard to fathom that a creature this monstrous really existed. Megalodon...
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HUGE MEGALODON TOOTH WITH PYRITE
US$1,295.00 This extraordinary fossil shark tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) has been inlaid with sparkling pyrite. It is a gorgeous and attention-grabbing conversation piece.Megalodon was the largest predatory fish to ever swim the oceans. Amazingly, bite marks have been found in whale bones. Scientists estimate that megalodon measured 10 feet for every inch of shark tooth length. This monster probably measured about...
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BEAUTIFUL MEGALODON SHARK TOOTH WITH PYRITE
US$1,495.00 This extraordinary fossil shark tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) is from South Carolina. This impressive tooth is perfect for someone looking conversation piece. The centre of this large tooth has been inlaid with pyrite and there is complete enamel on the reverse side.Megalodon was the largest predatory fish to ever swim the oceans. Amazingly, bite marks have been found in whale...
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MEGALODON TOOTH WITH PYRITE
US$1,495.00 This extraordinary fossil shark tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) is from South Carolina. This impressive tooth is perfect for someone looking conversation piece. The centre of this large tooth has been inlaid with pyrite and there is complete enamel on the reverse side.Megalodon was the largest predatory fish to ever swim the oceans. Amazingly, bite marks have been found in whale...
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STUNNING FOSSIL DRAGONFLY FROM SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY
US$1,695.00 * This is a rare and superb example of a fossil dragonfly (Cymatophebia sp_._) from the famous lithographic limestones of Solnhofen, in southern Germany. This predatory insect once rapidly flew around the heads of dinosaurs in the mid Jurassic 150 million years ago.* Unlike many of the fossil insects from Solnhofen, this plate is not broken and re-glued. It...
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GIGANTIC MEGALODON TOOTH WITH PYRITE
US$1,795.00 This extraordinary fossil shark tooth (Carcharocles megalodon) is from South Carolina. A tooth like this is highly sought-after because of its almost unmatched size and completeness. This imposing tooth is perfect for someone looking conversation piece. The tip of this huge tooth was inlaid with sparkling pyrite!Megalodon was the largest predatory fish to ever swim the oceans. Amazingly, bite...
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