Fossil-Gifts

Small, completely preserved sea urchins without spines. As the spines are only attached to the body with a thin layer of tissue, they quickly fall off after the death of the animal and are carried away by the current. However, the body is preserved with the finest details, such as the spine bases or the pores on the ambulacral plates.Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 1.5 cmThe photo is a sample image. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.Colors of the piece may differ from those in the picture for technical reasons.

Very nice specimens of large ammonites.Cut through the middle and polished, so the individual chambers are clearly visible.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers have been filled with colorful minerals.Age: Cretaceous, Lower Albian; Locality: Majunga, MadagascarSize: 8-12 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.                    

The specimen stands by itself.Age: Middle Devonian, Eifelian;Location: Gerolstein, GermanySize: ca. 4 x 3,5 x 2,5 cm Trilobite: approx. 2,5 cm eachThe colors of the original can slightly differ from the pictures for technical reasons.

A classified insect (e.g. beetle, spider, ant, mosquito, fly), enclosed in amber from the Eocene of the Baltic (approx. 50 million years old). Packed in a magnifying lid box - a real surprise package!Amber is fossilized tree resin. As each tree species produces different resins, each amber locality is different. The origin of Baltic amber is still a mystery, as even the large sites in Kaliningrad are relocations.Make sure that your amber is not exposed to the sun, as this can degrade the material over time.Age: EoceneLocality: Baltic StatesSize: approx. 1.5 cm in magnifying lid box The colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.All our pictures serve as examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Araucarias are conifers with hard, pointed and blade-shaped leaves. Currently they are only found in South America and Oceania, which is a relic of their distribution on the southern prehistoric continent of Gondwana, that split into South America, Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia.Their wood fossilized as it became saturated with silica-containing water in the absence of oxygen. This water precipitated in the interstices as quartz, chalcedony or opal and replaced the wood, which was slowly decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. Other minerals in the water, mostly iron oxides, provided the coloration.Age: TriassicLocality: MadagascarSize: 2 - 3 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our photos serve as a reference, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Although they were protozoans, Nummulites (diminutive form of the Latin nummulus 'little coin') are still known to have left behind comparatively large fossils. As they always added further chambers to their calcareous housings, shells up to 10 cm in size were found. The animal itself sat in the anterior chambers and stretched out pseudopodia to feed on other small creatures.The last picture shows the backside. There are more nummulites there.Age: Middle Eocene, Lutetian;Locality: Magyarpolány, Ajka district, Bakony Mountains, HungarySize of several nummulites: up to 3,5 cm each; Due to technical reasons, colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.The photo is a sample image. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.

Isolated brachiopod Atrypa. This genus is characteristic of the Devonian fauna. Unlike other brachiopods, it lay on the sediment, stabilized by its flat shape.Age: Middle DevonianLocality: Gerolstein, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanySize: 1-1.5 cmSupplied in a box.The image is representative. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.Colors on pictures may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Age: DevonianPlace of discovery: AustraliaSize: ca. 2 cm, in boxThe photo serves as an example. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality!The colors on the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

Remarkably beautiful, large, and tridimensionally preserved head ofBalteurypterus tetragonophtalmus on matrix.Eurypterids, also known as sea scorpions due to their pointed tails, originated in the Ordovician period. They were the dominant predators of the Upper Ordovician, Silurian, and Lower Devonian seas and reached their greatest species diversity during this time.This order's most impressive representatives could grow up to a length of 3 m, while Balteurypterus tetragonophtalmus only reached a few modest centimeters. The large group of eurypterids had a fin-like, powerful last pair of legs. They also had two respiratory systems, book gills and gill plates, and trace fossils show that they were quite capable of going ashore. Unfortunately, they didn't quite make the leap, for like their close relatives, the horseshoe crabs, they used their leg attachments for chewing, which is much more efficient underwater than on land.Fish were increasingly competing with them in the marine environment, causing the Eurypterids to retreat to river systems.Only a few varieties of what is believed to be the largest known arthropod of all time remained in the Permian period.Age: Silurian, Bagovitsa FormationLocality: Smotrych (left branch of Dniester River), near Kamianets-Podilskyi,Khmelnytskyi Oblast, UkraineHead size: 2.7 cmMatrix: approx. 3.5 x 3.5 cmDue to technical reasons, colors in product photos may differ from those of the original piece.

Age: SilurianLocality: Kamjanez-Podilskyj, Khmelnytskyi oblast, UkraineSize matrix: approx. 4 x 3,5 x 1,5 cmSize head: 2 x 2 cmEurypterids, also known as sea scorpions because of their pointed tails, evolved in the Ordovician. They were the dominant predators of the Upper Ordovician, Silurian and Lower Devonian seas and reached their greatest species diversity at that time.The most imposing representatives of this order could grow up to 3 m long, while Balteurypterus tetragonophtalmus only reached a few modest centimetres. The large group of eurypterids possessed a fin-like, powerful last pair of legs. They had two respiratory systems - book gills and gill plates - and trace fossils show that they were quite capable of walking on land. Unfortunately, they didn't quite make the leap, because like their close relatives, the horseshoe crabs, they used the tips of their legs to chew, which is much more efficient underwater than on land. Fish also increasingly competed with them in the sea, so that they retreated to the river systems. By the Permian, there were only a few species of these presumably largest known arthropods of all time.Colors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Well-preserved, isolated belemnite.The name derives from the Greek "belemnon" = "projectile", which is why these fossils, which are often washed out of the earth after thunderstorms, are also known as thunderbolts.The dense, calcareous belemnite rostrum was the heaviest part of the internal skeleton. It acted as a counterweight to the rest of the body and helped the creature to maintain a more stable, horizontal position in the water. Because of this positioning, the animal was able to swim swiftly by expelling water from its siphon, similar to squids and octopuses today.Age: Cretaceous, Campanian (approx. 80 million years old);Locality: Höver near Hanover, Lower Saxony, GermanySize: approx. 6 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.The photos are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.

Well-preserved, isolated belemnite.Belemnite derives its name from the Greek “belemnon” = “projectile”, which is why these fossils, frequently washed out of the earth after thunderstorms, are also known as thunderbolts. The thick, calcareous belemnite rostrum was the heaviest part of the inner skeleton. It acted as counterweight to the rest of the body and served to give these animals a more stable, horizontal position in water.Having this position allowed the cephalopods to swim swifter as well as more effortlessly by expelling water from their siphons, similar to modern squids and octopuses.Age: Cretaceous, Campanian (approx. 80 million years old);Locality: Höver near Hanover, Lower Saxony, GermanySize: approx. 9 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.The photos are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.

Specimen with very nice bone texture.This particular bone is most likely a Metacarpal. Age: PleistoceneLocality: North SeaSize: 22 x 5 x 3 cmThe colors of the original can deviate slightly from those of the product photos due to representation.         

Caceola sandalina, from lat. calceolus = small shoe, slipper. Its appearance is reminiscent of the tip of a shoe.The solitary growing lidded coral is an index fossil for the Middle Devonian, which did not anchor itself and instead laid flat on the ground. Its calcareous lid protected it from dirt.Age: DevonianLocality: Eifel, GermanySize: approx. 2.5 - 3.5 cmOur photos represent examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.The colors of the original may differ slightly from those in the photos for technical reasons.

T-Rex tooth with root!This is not an original!Period: Cretaceous;Location: Hell Creek FormationDimensions: approx. 24 cmTyrannosaurus rex grew up to 12 m long and weighed up to 9 t. At the end of the Cretaceous period, it stood at the top of the food chain in its habitat for over two million years and was one of the largest land predators on Earth. Fossils of many large herbivores from this period (e.g. Triceratops) show healed bite marks that clearly originated from T. rex. It is likely that the predatory dinosaur was not a pursuer but rather a stalker, like modern-day tigers or leopards. Stalkers sneak up on their preyand overpower it as quickly as possible. Although Tyrannosaurus was extremely agile, it was not particularly fast. This is supported by the fact that, despite its long, muscular hind legs, it had to move an enormous body mass.The photo serves as an example, each piece is unique. Colors may vary slightly due to technical reasons.You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality.

Beautifully preserved gastropod of the genus Cerithium from the Tertiary of the Paris Basin.They lived on the muddy bottom of tropical waters and fed on algae and detritus. The beautiful ornamentation thickens their shell at certain points so that they cannot be cracked easily.Age: EoceneLocality: Grignon, Département Côte-d'Or, Paris Basin, FranceSize: approx. 2 cm Supplied in collector's box.Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.All our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

This specimen is in quite a good shape. The jaw arch is not complete, but it is quite large for a specimen like that, incl. socle: 4x4x2 cmAge: Miozän, Hawthorne-FormationLocality: South Carolina, USASize: approx. 3 x 1  cmThe so-called parrotfish (family Scarinae) are known for their characteristic ‘chewing plates’ - fused tooth ridges that resemble a parrot's beak. These structures enable the fish to graze algae off corals or rocks and even bite through hard calcareous structures.The fossil chewing plates typically consist of upper and lower jaw fragments with fused teeth that are shaped into an efficient biting tool. In preserved premaxillae (‘beak’ structures), the teeth are conical and slightly recurved, often arranged in scales or rows. The discovery of parrotfish chewing plates from the Miocene is an indication of the early distribution of tropical-Mediterranean faunas in the US East Coast. Parrotfishes are among the ecologically dominant species in tropical reefs.Colors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

The detailed preserved suture lines make this polished piece from the Cretaceous of Madagascar a small artwork of nature.Ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers are often filled with colorful minerals.Age: Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years old)Locality: MadagascarSize: 2 - 3 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Beautifully preserved suture lines make this polished piece from the Cretaceous period of Madagascar a small artwork of nature.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers were often filled with colorful minerals.Age: Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years old)Locality: MadagascarSize: 3 - 4 cmFor technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

The suture lines have been preserved in detail, making this polished piece from the Cretaceous of Madagascar a small work of natural art.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers are often filled with colorful minerals.Age: Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years old)Locality: MadagascarSize: 6 - 8 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos serve as a reference, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

The suture lines have been preserved in detail, making this polished piece from the Cretaceous of Madagascar a small work of natural art.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers are often filled with colorful minerals.Age: Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years old)Locality: MadagascarSize: 9 - 11 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos serve as a reference, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Beautifully preserved suture lines make this polished piece from the Cretaceous period of Madagascar a small artwork of nature.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers were often filled with colorful minerals.The piece comes in a quality collector's box with a white base.Age: Cretaceous (approx. 90 million years old)Locality: MadagascarSize: 2 - 3 cmFor technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Beautiful ammonite, chambering very well preserved, as a pendant. The nacre shell is clearly visible on the back.The ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers have been filled with colorful minerals.Age: CretaceousLocality: MadagascarSize: approx. 3 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because their chambers were filled with colorful minerals.Cleoniceras sp., cut in the middle and polished, so the individual chambers are very clearly visible.One pair in black collector's box.Age: Cretaceous, Lower Albian; Locality: Majunga, MadagascarSize: 2-3 cmThe photo serves as an example. Colors may differ slightly from the original item for technical reasons.You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality.

Ammonites from Madagascar are very popular because the chambers are often filled with colorful minerals.This beautiful ammonite has been cut through the middle and polished. This makes the chambering particularly easy to recognize. Mounted in a white collector's box with removable lid, the pair is particularly striking!Age: CretaceousLocality: Mahajanga, Madagascar Size: approx. 2 - 3 cmTwo halves, polished, delivery in white box incl. detailed label.The pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Fossilized reptile droppings.Everything that comes from living creatures and fossilizes is a fossil. Whether it's body parts, traces or excrement. Don't worry, it no longer smells. Coprolites are also very important for science, as their contents can shed light on the ecosystem's food chains.Age: EoceneLocality: Mahajanga, Madagascar Size: approx. 5-6 cmThe photo serves as an example. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality!

Very beautifully preserved!These sharks had teeth that were very suitable for catching and crushing slippery prey. The shark is Cretolamna sp. ; the animal grew to a length of 3-5 meters. It is considered the ancestor of Megalodon.Age: Upper CretaceousLocality: Morocco Size: approx. 1.5 - 2 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons. Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.  

Beautiful, large brachiopod from the Devonian of Belgium.Cyrtospirifer verneulli belongs to the larger species of brachiopods.  Their broad, winged shape provided plenty of space inside for larger filter apparatuses.Age: DevonianLocality: BelgiumSize: approx. 3-4 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Beautiful, large brachiopod from the Devonian of Belgium.This is one of the larger species of brachiopods.  Their broad, winged shape provided plenty of space inside for larger filter apparatuses.Age: DevonianLocality: BelgiumSize: approx. 5 - 7 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Fossilized cuttlefish, very well preserved. The tuber has been cracked open, so the fossilization and its imprint are preserved. The piece comes with a label.Dactylioceras is a typical fossil of the Black Jurassic layers, which also brought the wonderfully preserved ichthyosaurs to light.Age: Lower JurassicLocality: Whitby, Yorkshire, EnglandSize: approx. 5 cmThe pictures are for reference. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Beautiful bowl of orthocerene limestone with goniatite as a small elevation.Age: Devonian (approx. 400 million years old)Locality of the stone: Atlas Mountains, MoroccoSize: Ø 15 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Beautiful plate made of orthocerene limestone.Age: Devonian (400 million years old)Locality of stone: Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North AfricaSize:  Ø 12 cm, a. 3 cm deepColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Dentalium sexangulumScaphopods - "burrowing animals"Scaphopods spend their lives in the sediment, where they use small tentacles to catch creatures between the grains of sand. Only the pointed end of the shell protrudes into the water, allowing this mollusc to breathe fresh water through a hole. Unfortunately, this way of life means that scaphopods appear less frequently in the fossil record than bivalves or brachiopods.Age: Middle Pliocene (approx. 3 million years old)Locality: Castell'Arquato, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, ItalySize: approx. 5-6cmThe picture serves as reference. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on pictures may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Specimen with well-preserved graptolite Didymograptus murchisoni (BECK).Graptolites were colony-forming filter feeders that developed organic exoskeletons. Their imprints are typical for the Ordovician and Silurian. The first forms were sessile, the later types like this one floated in the water. They were long thought to be extinct until the deep-sea creatures Rhabdopleura were recognized as graptolites a few years ago.Age: Ordovician;Locality: Abereiddy Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Great BritainSize: approx. 7 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Dinosaur coprolites - set of 3 "poos".Middle Jurassic;Age: ca. 180 million years;Locality: Hanksville, Mt. Hillers, Utah, USASize: approx. 1,5 -3 cmThe picture shows an example specimen. You will get 3 specimens of comparable quality!The colours of the original specimen may slightely differ from the pictures.

Delivery includes a box with a label in German and English.Age: Cretaceous, Hell Creek Fm. (approx. 100 million years old);Locality: Montana, USASize: approx. 1 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons. Our pictures are for reference only, you will receive an item of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Ammonite with bright white shell preservation.This one is often confused with Dactylioceras, but era and locality are good clues to be sure of its identification. Divisosphinctes and Dactylioceras did not actually co-occur.Age: JurassicLocality: MadagascarSize: approx. 3 cmThe colors in the photos may differ slightly from the original for technical reasons.The photo serves as an example. You will receive an example of comparable quality.

Fossil Dolphin Vertebra – Miocene (Badenian), Baranya, HungaryAge: Miocene, Badenian;Locality: Pécs, Danitz-puszta, Baranya County, HungarySize: approx. 3 cmOriginal fossil vertebra of a dolphin (Cetacea) from the Badenian stage of the Miocene. The specimen comes from the Baranya region in Hungary and dates to the Middle Miocene (approx. 16.3–13.8 million years ago). During this period, the area was part of the Paratethys, a vast epicontinental sea that was home to a diverse marine fauna.Colors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

It is debatable whether these are cnidarians, algae or stromatolites. The chemical signature of the clearly recognizable bumps indicates that this is the work of cyanobacteria. They are assigned to the Ediacara fauna of Eastern Europe.Age: Proterozoic, Tschernji-Kamen-Formation;Locality: Bernashivka, Vinnytsia Oblast, UkraineSize: approx. 24 x 16 x 2 cmThe pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

It is debatable whether these are cnidarians, algae or stromatolites. The chemical signature of the clearly recognizable bumps indicates that this is the work of cyanobacteria. They are assigned to the Ediacara fauna of Eastern Europe.Age: Proterozoic, Tschernji-Kamen-Formation;Locality: Bernashivka, Vinnytsia Oblast, UkraineSize: approx. 6 x 8-10 cmThe pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Beautifully preserved trilobite with distinct segmentation.Site in Czech Republic not accessible anymore!Age: CambrianLocality: Jince, Czech RepublicSize: Trilobite about 2 cm, on bigger matrixThis species lacked eyes and therefore lived in unlit conditions, probably deeper zones of the sea. It also performed something called "double enrollment": to protect itself it did not roll-up like some isopods do nowadays with head and end coming together. Instead it tucked its micropygidium under its thorax and covered it with its giants cephalon.Due to technical limitations, the colors of the original may differ slightly from those in the product photos.The photo serves as an example. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality!

Negative cast of Ellipsocephalus, one or more on a matrix, as shown.You will receive one of the specimens shown here; if you would like a specific one, please indicate it in the comments.Ellipsocephalus hoffi was entirely sightless and inhabited deep, low-light zones of the ocean. This species also curled up differently: Its micropygidium was folded under the thorax and cephalon (double fold), while other trilobites curled up like woodlice.Age: CambrianLocality: Czech RepublicSize of trilobite: approx. 1 - 2 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons. Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.  

Very nice isolated trilobite.This is the State Fossil of Utah and the characteristic animal of the Wheeler Shale, which can be compared to the Burgess Shale in degree of preservation and biodiversity.Age: Cambrian, Wheeler Shale;Locality: Utah, USA Size: ca. 1,5 - 2 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Sand dollars (Clypeasteroida) belong to the Irregularia, one of the two subclasses of sea urchins, and have adapted to life in rough coastal and near-shore waters. Their flat shape offers them little water resistance and the side arms of their intestines are filled with the heaviest pebbles they can find and swallow.Age: PlioceneLocality: Baja California, MexicoSize: 8 cmColors in product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.The photos are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.

Eurypterids, also known as sea scorpions because of their pointed tails, evolved in the Ordovician. They were the dominant predators of the Upper Ordovician, Silurian and Lower Devonian seas and achieved maximum species diversity at that time.The most impressive representatives of this order could grow up to 3 m long, while Balteurypterus tetrag. only reached a few modest centimetres. The large group of eurypterids possessed a fin-like, powerful last pair of extremities. They had two respiratory systems - book gills and gill plates - and trace fossils show that they were quite capable of walking on land. Unfortunately, they didn't quite make the leap, because like their close relatives, the horseshoe crabs, they used the tips of their legs to chew, which is much more efficient underwater than on land. They also faced increasing competition from fish in the sea, so they withdrew to the river systems.In the Permian, there were only a few species of what are probably the largest known arthropods of all time.Age: Silurian, Bagovitsa Fm;Locality: Smotrych (left tributary of the Dniester), near Kamyanez-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi oblast, western UkraineSize of head: 1 cm; matrix: approx. 4 - 8 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Seed fern, supplied in a collector's box.Age: Upper Carboniferous, Westphalian;Locality: Saar region, GermanySize: approx. 4 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.All our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Flexicalymene ouzregui - distinct segmentation, nice specimen.These trilobites are found in concretions. The Bedouins of North Africa sometimes used them as a means of exchange.Flexicalymene is a leading fossil for the Ordovician and a typical trilobite of Morocco. They occur frequently there and are easy to work with. Flexicalymenes already had the ability to curl up. This protective mechanism was not available to early trilobites.Age: Ordovician,Locality: Erfoud, Errachidia province, Drâa-Tafilalet, MoroccoSize: approx. 3-4 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Flexicalymene ouzregui - clear segmentation, beautiful piece.These trilobites are found in concretions. The Bedouins of North Africa sometimes used them as a means of exchange.Flexicalymene is an index fossil for the Ordovician and a typical trilobite of Morocco. It is frequently found there and is easy to work with. Flexicalymenes already had the ability to roll themselves up. This protective mechanism was not available to early trilobites. Age: Ordovician, Locality: MoroccoSize: approx. 6-8 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Rhederodendron is now only found in Indochina and southern China. This should give you an idea of the climate in the Rhineland when these seeds were growing. The genus is named after Alfred Rehder, a botanist.Age: Upper MioceneLocality: Inden open-cast mine, Rhineland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySize: approx. 3-4 cmThe pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Age: Eocene (approx. 55 million years old);Locality: Hamstead, Shalfleet parish, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, EnglandSize: approx. 2-3 cmThe piece is supplied in a box, including a label in German and English.The picture serves as an example, you will receive a specimen of equivalent quality. The colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

Very beautiful, fossil wood slice, polished.Araucarias are conifers with hard, pointed, blade-shaped leaves. Today they are only found in South America and Oceania, which is a relic of their distribution on the southern primeval continent of Gondwana, which later split into South America, Africa, India, Antarctica and Australia.The wood fossilized by being saturated with siliceous water in the absence of oxygen. The silica precipitated in the gaps as quartz, chalcedony or opal and replaced the wood, which was slowly disintegrated by anaerobic bacteria. Other minerals in the water, mostly iron oxides, provided the coloration.Age: TriassicLocality: MadagascarSize: 4 x 6 cmFor technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Mixed lot with various fossils. For treasure hunts at your kids' birthday party, a small gift or an addition to your advent calendar.Note: fossils are/can be fragmented, b and c qualityLocality: without locality details, without identificationSize: from 0.5 - 5 cmDelivered in a zip locked flat bag (10 x 15 cm).Colors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons. Our pictures are for reference only, you will receive an item of equivalent quality with your purchase.

An extinct genus of oyster, also known as Devil's Toenail due to the crooked shape of its asymmetrical shells.Age: Jurassic, Hettangian - SinemurianLocality: Baudrecourt, FranceSize: 3-4 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, when purchasing you will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Very rare!Piece of a 'pectoral fin stinger' of the Gyracanthus, a spiny shark. The spiny sharks (Acanthodii) are an extinct class, which are are not true sharks but their close relation to modern cartilaginous fish can lead them to be considered "stem-sharks".So far, only the spine and shoulder bones of Gyracanthus have been found.Age: Lower Carboniferous, Coal Measures, Blackband Ironstone Series;Locality: Airdrie Colliery, County Lanarkshire, ScotlandSize: 4-5 cmDelivery incl. colored label.Due to technical reasons, the colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original.The photo serves as an example. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Beautiful sea urchin.The West African Sanddollar still exists today and has been adapted to life in shallow water at the base of waves for millions of years. The flattened shape reduces the resistance and thus the risk of being washed away.  Its "fingers" and spines, which are only used for locomotion and no longer for protection, prevent dynamic buoyancy. This allows the sea urchin to use its small grasping feet to pick up food undisturbed and transport it to its mouth using mucus trails.Age: Pliocene;Locality: Morocco Size: 2-3 cm Comes in a black Jousi box.Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, when purchasing you will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Beautiful sea urchin.The West African Sanddollar still exists today and has been adapted to life in shallow water at the base of waves for millions of years. The flattened shape reduces the resistance and thus the risk of being washed away.  Its "fingers" and spines, which are only used for locomotion and no longer for protection, prevent dynamic buoyancy. This allows the sea urchin to use its small grasping feet to pick up food undisturbed and transport it to its mouth using mucus trails.Age: Pliocene;Locality: Morocco Size: 2-3 cm Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, when purchasing you will receive a piece of comparable quality.

Ammonite.Hildoceras is an index fossil from the Jurassic. They are easily recognized by the lateral groove and transverse ribbing above it.The genus name Hildoceras was given in honor of Saint Hilda of Whitby (614-680 AD). Fossils of Hildoceras bifrons have been found in North Africa, the Caucasus Mountains, Europe and Eastern England.Age: JurassicLocality: FranceSize: approx. 2 - 3 cmThe colors in the photos may differ slightly from the original for technical reasons.The photo serves as an example. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.

A beautifully preserved tooth from the famous phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin in Morocco.Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus (formerly Globidens) is an extinct genus of marine lizards from the Cretaceous period that belongs to the mosasaur family. The teeth indicate a highly specialized lifestyle with shellfish, turtles and crustaceans as prey.Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian;Locality: Oulad Abdoun Basin, MoroccoSize: approx. 2-3 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Neat brachiopod.Isjuminella (formerly also Burmirhynchia or Terebratula) decorata is a rhynchonellid brachiopod from the Jurassic. Its jagged shape probably increased the amount of water it could filter.Age: JurassicLocality: France Size: approx. 3 - 4 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons. Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.  

The so-called parrotfish (family Scaridae) are known for their characteristic ‘chewing plates’ - fused tooth ridges that resemble a parrot's beak. These structures enable the fish to graze algae off corals or rocks and even bite through hard calcareous structures.Age: Miozän, Hawthorne-FormationLocality: South Carolina, USASize: approx. 3-4 cmThe fossil chewing plates typically consist of upper and lower jaw fragments with fused teeth that are shaped into an efficient biting tool. In preserved premaxillae (‘beak’ structures), the teeth are conical and slightly recurved, often arranged in scales or rows. The discovery of parrotfish chewing plates from the Miocene is an indication of the early distribution of tropical-Mediterranean faunas in the US East Coast. Parrotfishes are among the ecologically dominant species in tropical reefs.Colors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Herring fish: Knightia eocaenaThe limestones of the Eocene Green River Formation are in no way inferior to the famous Solnhofen limestones in terms of preservation quality and are sometimes even more rewarding. Knightia is the most common fossil in the deposit and is synonymous with it. Knightia was a freshwater schooling fish. In fossil form it is always found in masses. This is why it is assumed that it was often the victim of natural events such as algal blooms.Period: Tertiary, Middle Eocene, Green River Shales;Age: approx. 45 million years;Locality: Warfield Springs, Wyoming, USASize fish: approx. 6-8 cm; slab: approx. 12-14 cm longThe photo serves as an example, each piece is unique. Colors may vary slightly due to technical reasons.You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality.

Herring fish: Knightia eocaenaThe shape of the fish is lightly traced with a brush.The slab limestones of the Eocene Green River Formation are in no way inferior to the famous Solnhofen Limestones in terms of preservation quality and are also in part much more productive. Knightia is the most common fossil in the deposit and is synonymous with it. Knightia was a freshwater swarm fish. It is always found in large numbers in fossil form. Therefore, it is assumed that they often fell victim to events such as algal blooms.Age: Tertiary, Middle Eocene, Green River Shales (approx. 45 million years old);Locality: Warfield Springs, Wyoming, USASize of fish: approx. 4-5 cm, on 7-8 cm matrixFor technical reasons, the colors in product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.

These massive animals specialized in the tundra vegetation of the Northern Hemisphere. Their bones can be found in many Ice Age sediments. With the end of the Ice Age, their habitat and means of subsistence disappeared and they became extinct, although a small group survived on Siberian islands until around 5000 BC.Age: PleistoceneLocality: North Sea, GermanySize: 4-6 cmThe photo serves as an example, each piece is unique. Colors may vary slightly due to technical reasons.You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality.         

Bone fragment with clearly visible bone structure and a well-preserved bone surface (periosteal side).Age: Pleistocene;Locality: North SeaSize: 12,5 x 6,5 x 3,5 cmThese massive animals mainly fed on tundra vegetation in the northern hemisphere. Their bones can be found in many ice-age sediments. With the end of the Ice Age, their subsistence disappeared and they became extinct, although a small group survived on Siberian islands until around 5000 BC.Colors in product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.         

A definite treat for every fossil fan!Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 2 - 3 cmMosasaurs were gigantic marine reptiles that occupied the top of the food chain in the Cretaceous seas. The dinosaurs had very powerful jaws, which were not quite as flexible as those of today's scaly crawlers (snakes, lizards etc.), but in most cases were equipped with many pointed, similar teeth. A special joint in the lower jaw allowed it to be opened wide to accommodate large food such as low-flying pteropods or the young of various other marine reptiles.The phosphate layers of the Ouled-Abdoun Basin in the northern foothills of the High Atlas in Morocco have preserved their bones and teeth particularly well.The colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.All our pictures serve as examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

This mosasaur tooth is supplied in a white Jousi box.A must for every Dinosaur fan!Mosasaurs were gigantic marine reptiles that topped the food chain of the Cretaceous seas. They were closely related to snakes and lizards, but had less flexible jaws and a more rigid yet more powerful setup. The phosphate layers of the Ouled-Abdoun Basin in Morocco have preserved their bones, but above all their teeth.Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 2 - 3 cmThe photo serves as an example, each piece is unique. Colors may vary slightly due to technical reasons.You will receive a specimen of equivalent quality.

A definite treat for every dinosaur fan!Mosasaurs were gigantic marine reptiles that occupied the top of the food chain in the Cretaceous seas. The dinosaurs had very powerful jaws, which were not quite as flexible as those of today's scaly crawlers (snakes, lizards etc.), but in most cases were equipped with many pointed, similar teeth. A special joint in the lower jaw allowed it to be opened wide to accommodate large food such as low-flying pteropods or the young of various other marine reptiles.The phosphate layers of the Ouled-Abdoun Basin in the northern foothills of the High Atlas in Morocco have preserved their bones and teeth particularly well.Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 3 x 5 cmThe colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.All our pictures serve as examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Mosasaurus teeth in fossilised jawbone; the teeth have been partially reattached, as they would otherwise fall out of the jawbone.However, the bone structure is completely authentic—in other words, there are no artificial teeth!Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian;Locality: Ouled Bouali, west of Qued Zem, MoroccoDimensions: approx. 14 x 7 x 4 cm; jaw: 12.5 x 6 cmThis jaw comes from a Mosasaurus, a giant marine reptile that lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs but were closely related to modern monitor lizards and snakes. They inhabited the warm seas that once covered large parts of North Africa.In Morocco, especially in the Khouribga region (the so-called Phosphate Basin), numerous fossils have been discovered over the years — including teeth, bones, and even complete skeletons of mosasaurs. The local limestone and phosphate layers provided excellent conditions for fossil preservation.The teeth are conical, slightly curved, and often still shows fine cutting edges. Its shape reveals that the Mosasaurus was a predatory carnivore, feeding on fish, ammonites, and smaller marine animals.Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Onchopristis was a genus of sclerorhynchoid that could grow up to 4 meters in size. It was also able to swim into the freshwater rivers of North Africa, where it was sometimes ambushed by Spinosaurus.Age: Cretaceous, Cenomanian;Locality: Taouz, MoroccoSize: approx. 2cm Colors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

RARE FIND!A relatively well-preserved tooth from a dwarf elephant!Period: Upper Pleistocene;Location: SicilyDimensions: 10.5 x 11.5 x 6 cmAlthough it closely resembled today’s Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), this elephant was much smaller. The estimated height of this species was 1.8 m, with an average weight of about 1,100 kg. This dwarf elephant lived at the same time as Palaeoloxodon antiquus, of which it was long considered an insular form before being recognized as a distinct species [1]. Compared to the large continental form, P. mnaidriensis exhibited several significant differences: in addition to the reduction in size, these include the laterally positioned eye sockets, the more strongly curved tusks, the loss of two plates on the upper third molar, zygomatic bones parallel to one another, and a more pronounced humerus; other characteristics (e.g., the larger orbits) could be associated with a pedomorphic effect due to insular dwarfism (Ferretti, 2008). Like other Palaeoloxodon species, however, P. mnaidriensis also had a prominent bony crest on the top of the skull, known as the “suprafrontal bulge” (Trevisan, 1948).Colors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.         

These stalked echinoderms, like other Blastoidea, superficially resemble their distant relatives, the crinoids, which led an almost identical, planktivorous lifestyle and held on to the sea floor with a stalk. The stalk, which unfortunately is often not preserved, held the main body up into the water column, where they fished for food particles with small tentacles.Age: CarboniferousLocality: USASize: approx. 1.5 cm Matrix: 5 x 7 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.The photos are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality.  

Although Perisphinctes, as one of the earliest ammonite taxa, was assigned many species that later turned out to be other genera, the wide umbilicus and the strong ribbing show that these are Perisphinctes in the narrower sense.Age: Jurassic, Oxfordian (approx. 155 mio. years old) Locality: Poitiers, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, FranceSize: approx. 2-3 cmFor technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Although Perisphinctes, as one of the earliest ammonite taxa, was assigned many species that later turned out to be other genera, the wide umbilicus and the strong ribbing show that these are Perisphinctes in the narrower sense.Age: Jurassic, Oxfordian (approx. 155 mio. years old) Locality: Poitiers, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, FranceSize: approx. 4,5 cmFor technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Although Perisphinctes, as one of the earliest ammonite taxa, was assigned many species that later turned out to be other genera, the wide umbilicus and the strong ribbing show that these are Perisphinctes in the narrower sense.Age: Jurassic, Oxfordian (approx. 155 million years old) Locality: Poitiers, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, FranceSize: approx. 2 cmSupplied in collector's box with black base.For technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Although Perisphinctes, as one of the earliest ammonite taxa, was assigned many species that later turned out to be other genera, the wide umbilicus and the strong ribbing show that these are Perisphinctes in the narrower sense.Age: Jurassic, Oxfordian (approx. 155 million years old) Locality: Poitiers, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, FranceSize: approx. 2 cmSupplied in collector's box with white base.For technical reasons, the colors in the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Distinct preservation of foliage from the Carboniferous of Germany.The Piesberg open-cast coal mine contains many plant fossils with a silvery iridescence. This makes the fossils easily recognizable and distinguishes this wonderful deposit.Age: Upper CarboniferousLocality: Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, GermanySize: approx. 9 cmThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos are for reference only, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Two canines of Progyrolepis (Fritsch, 1893), a Permian predatory fish.Age: Lower Permian, Wellington (ca. 296-268 million years old);Locality: Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USASize: 0.2 - 0.5 cm Supplied in collector's box.Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only, you will receive a specimen of equivalent quality with your purchase.

Promicroceras is an extinct ammonite from the upper Sinemurian (middle Lower Jurassic) of Europe, named by Leonard Spath in 1925. It is an iconic british fossil, as its warm honey-colored hues and sheen make it very popular with collectors. The growth stages of ammonites have been extensively studied by examining these fossils.Age: Jurassic, Sinemurian;Locality: Lymne Regis, Dorset, England, Great BritainSize Ammonite: ca. 1-3 cm on matrix (5-7cm)Specimen with one ammonite.The pictures are examples. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.Colors on photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Ammonite Psiloceras planorbis (SOWERBY,1824) with nacre preservation.Age: Lower Jurassic, Hettangian, Planorbis Beds;Locality: Somerset (histor.: Somersetshire), Southwest England, Great BritainSize: approx. 3-4 cm on matrixThe colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our photos serve as a reference, you will receive a piece of comparable quality with your purchase.

Rudist, even if it doesn't look like it at first glance, this specimen is a fossil clam.Radiolites was a reef-building rudist, a type of heterodont clam. Because the lower shell quickly grew in height, it was able to filter clearer water before competitors took its place. It needed hard substrates on which to grow - including other rudists, which is why new reefs also formed in this way.Age: CretaceousLocality: FranceSize: approx. 5 - 7 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.All our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.