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Rare piece!Impression and carapace remains of a head shield belonging to Podolaspis lerichei, a Ukrainian jawless fish, on green-red sandstone. The bone plates, if preserved, are very detailed and somewhat lighter in color. You can even identify the imprints of the fin spines. The impression is three-dimensional and reaches about 2 cm in depth.Age: Lower Devonian, Prague (approx. 410 million years old)Locality: Babin, Chernivtsi oblast, UkraineSize fish: 14 cm; slab: 36 x 26 x 7.5 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original item for technical reasons.

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.

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.  

A large bonefish Diplomystus on a limestone slab. Well preparated and bones clearly visible.Age: Paleogene, Eocene, Green River Formation (ca. 50 million years old);Locality: Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA Size fossil: approx. 40 cm; plate: 44.5 x 43.5 x 1.5 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

A large bonefish Diplomystus dentatus (Cope 1877) on a limestone slab. Wooden frame included. Beautiful decorative piece!Age: Paleogene, Eocene, Green River Formation (ca. 50 million years)Locality: Kemmerer, Lincoln county, Wyoming, USA Size of fossil: approx. 40 cm; slab (with frame):  51 x 32.5 x 3 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Rare specimen - part of a Rhinodipterus ulrichi, an extinct species of lungfish.“Dipnoi”, the scientific name of the lungfishes as a class, originates from Greek and means “double breather”, because the fish had gills for breathing in the water as well as for breathing air from the water surface.Age: Upper Middle Devonian, boundary: Givetian-Frasnian, Upper Plattenkalk, Ahrdorf Formation ;Locality: Heiligenstock quarry, Paffrather limestone sink, Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySize: approx. 12 x 12 x 1 cm Fossil preservation: approx. 4 x 10 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

A well-preserved viperfish on both sides of the slab. One of the fish even has its last meal still in its stomach.Rarely preserved this well.Age: Cretaceous, Cenomanian (approx. 95 million years old)Locality: Hjoula, Byblos, LebanonSize fossil: 10 - 13 cm; plate:  19 x 10 x 2 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Remains of fish bones from the Eifel.Age: Devonian;Locality: Sötenich, Eifel, GermanySize of fossil: 10,5 x 7,5 x 3,3 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Bonebed with fish remains.Age: Devonian;Locality: Stolbova, Kaluzhskaya oblast, RussiaSize: approx. 7 x 8 x 2 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

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.

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.

Age: Miocene, deep Hydrobian layer;Location: Bonner Zementwerke, Budenheim near MainzSize: approx. 11 x 3.5 x 1 cmThe sandfish Notogoneus longiceps VON MEYER hunted small invertebrates at night and buried itself during the day in the muddy bottom of the brackish sea that once covered the Mainz Basin.Age: approx. 21 million years, Hartenberg Subformation, Wiesbaden Formation, Aquitanium, Lower MioceneColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Several fragments of cranial cartilage from bony fish Orthacanthus texensis in a collector's box.Age: Lower Permian, Wellington Formation;Locality: Waurika, Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USASize: < 1 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only, you will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Copper shale slab with a predatory fish, Palaeoniscum freieslebeni, which is representative of a large group of extinct bony fish without close modern relatives (Palaeonisciformes). The ganoid scales are not entirely preserved. Age: Permian, Zechstein, Kupferschiefer (approx. 255 million years old)Locality: Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, GermanySize fossil: approx. 20 x 4 cm; plate: 23 x 20 x 2.5 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

A beautiful pathological shark tooth from Morocco.“Pathological” refers to deformations or deviations from the standard morphology. These are usually caused by injury or disease during the animal’s lifetime.Age: Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous (approx. 70 million years ago)Locality: Oulad Aboun Basin, MoroccoSize: 4 x 3 cmColors on your screen may differ from those of the original piece due to technical reasons. 

Age: Early Devonian, Emsian, Klerf Fm;Locality: Köppen quarry, Waxweiler, Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanySize: 6 x 5 x 0.5 cmPteraspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish that lived during the Devonian period, approximately 419 to 382 million years ago.This primitive aquatic vertebrate belonged to the order Pteraspidiformes and had several notable features:    Protective armored plating covering the front of its body    A streamlined shape with a horn-like rostrum    Wing-like protrusions derived from armored plates over its gills    Stiff spikes on its back, possibly for protection    An estimated length of 20 centimeters (7.9 inches)Despite lacking fins other than its lobed tail, Pteraspis is believed to have been a proficient swimmer due to its streamlined body shape.Pteraspis inhabited both marine and freshwater environments. It is thought to have fed on shoals of plankton near the ocean surface.Colors on photos may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

Very nice specimen!Age: Early Devonian, Emsian, Klerf Fm;Locality: Köppen quarry, Waxweiler, Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanySize: 7 x 5 x 1 cmPteraspis is an extinct genus of jawless fish that lived during the Devonian period, approximately 419 to 382 million years ago.This primitive aquatic vertebrate belonged to the order Pteraspidiformes and had several notable features:•    Protective armored plating covering the front of its body•    A streamlined shape with a horn-like rostrum•    Wing-like protrusions derived from armored plates over its gills•    Stiff spikes on its back, possibly for protection•    An estimated length of 20 centimeters (7.9 inches)Despite lacking fins other than its lobed tail, Pteraspis is believed to have been a proficient swimmer due to its streamlined body shape.Pteraspis inhabited both marine and freshwater environments. It is thought to have fed on shoals of plankton near the ocean surface.Colors on photos may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.

A well-preserved guitarfish with two shrimps. This genus still exists today.Age: Cretaceous, Cenomanian (approx. 95 million years old)Locality: Hjoula, Byblos, LebanonSize fossil: 30.5 cm; plate: 35 x 14 x 2 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.

Nicely preserved tooth of Cretalamna in the matrix it was embedded in. The sharks' revolving dentition ensured that the teeth, some of which had no roots, constantly grew from the inside of the jaws. So it was no big deal if a tooth was “lost” while grabbing prey. The small secondary cusps helped the sharks to better hold on to slippery catches.Age: Cretaceous periodLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 6 x 4,5 cm Matrix: 5 x 6 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons

Tooth on original matrixAge: CretaceousPlace of discovery: MoroccoSize: about 3 x 4,5 cm on Matrix ( 7 x 7 x 2 cm)For technical reasons, the colors in our photos may differ from the original piece.

Well-preserved, large tooth of Cretalamna including the matrix in which it was embedded. As the roots did not reach very deep, the animals replaced their teeth relatively quickly with teeth that were ready to rotate because they often got damaged while catching prey. The small lateral cusps helped sharks to grab and hold on more easily to slippery prey.Age: Cretaceous period;Locality: MoroccoSize: approx. 2x4 cm; matrix: approx.7 x 5 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Well-preserved, large tooth of Cretalamna including the matrix in which it was embedded. As the roots did not reach very deep, the animals replaced their teeth relatively quickly with teeth that were ready to rotate because they often got damaged while catching prey. The small lateral cusps helped sharks to grab and hold on more easily to slippery prey.Age: Cretaceous period;Locality: MoroccoSize: approx. 5x3,3 cm Matrix: 6,5 x 5,5 cmColors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

Shark tooth on a pendant. 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.  

A beautiful tooth from the world's most famous shark species.This Otodus megalodon tooth is museum-quality and in completely natural condition. Age: Neogene, Miocene;Location: Blackwater River, South Carolina, USASize: 13,5 cmColors on images may differ from the original specimen due to technical reasons.

A beautiful tooth from the world's most famous shark species.This Otodus megalodon tooth is museum-quality and in completely natural condition. It also features a very, very dark black color, which is highly sought after by collectors.Age: Neogene, Miocene;Location: Blackwater River, South Carolina, USASize: 11.2 cmColors on images may differ from the original specimen due to technical reasons.

A beautiful tooth from the world's most famous shark species.This Otodus megalodon tooth is museum-quality and in completely natural condition. It also features a very, very dark black color, which is highly sought after by collectors.Age: Neogene, Miocene;Location: Blackwater River, South Carolina, USASize: 12 cmColors on images may differ from the original specimen due to technical reasons.

The so-called "crow shark", Squalicorax pristodontus, could once reach a length of up to 5 meters and its sawblade-like teeth resemble those of recent tiger sharks.Age: Upper Cretaceous;Locality: Oued Zem, Kouribgha, Morocco;Size: approx. 2 - 3 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 equivalent quality with your purchase.