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FOSSILS Page 1 (You are on page 1): How Fossils Form; T Rex wall mount and T-Rex dinosaur key holder, Dinosaur Eggs, Dinosaur bone & bone slices, dinosaur egg shell fragments, dinosaur teeth, Living Fossil, packaged fossil sets, thermometer-magnet, Fossil I.D. books, dinosaur carving, footprint Click To Go To: Page 2 Contents: Woolly mammoth teeth, hair, tusk ivory & Education guide; Mastodon teeth & ivory; Gomphotherum elephant tooth; Fossil bear (Siberia, Russia) jaw, teeth, feet, vertebra; Siberian dog teeth, Fox teeth, Woolly mammoth picture gallery Page 3 Manatee, gator, oreodont, bison, horse, barracuda, walrus, turtle, deer, fish vertebra, whale, porpoise/dolphin, shark, ground sloth, marlin, drum fish, snake, sawfish, rhino, camel, glyptodont, armadillo, tapir, ray, stingray, modern stingray barbs, porcupine fish, seal, llama, ferns, orthoceras, shells Page 4 AMMONITES from Eight Countries Page 5 Cephalopod, Chinese & Wyoming Fish fossils, Petoskey coral, crinoid, starfish, fossil bugs Page 6 Fossil oosiks of seal, walrus; modern oosiks of raccoon, badger, river otter, coyote, fox, pine marten; Ode to an Oosik Page 7 Trilobites & trilobite matrix from Utah Page 8 Dinosaur brass coins, bronze medallions, key chain, Picture Gallery Page 9 Aurora and Ocean Lakes FOSSIL FESTIVALS, and Fossil Identification Photos Page 10 Virtual Tour of Dinosaur World--Plant City, FL, Dinosaur Photos Page 11 Virtual Tour of the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, Colorado |
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HOW ARE FOSSILS FORMED & FOUND? 1. An animal dies. Fossils form best if the carcass is covered quickly with sediment (water and mud). 2. The flesh rots away, and the bones are slowly covered with layered sediment. 3. "Permineralization" occurs if some or all of the original material remains, but has been strengthened by minerals that were dissolved in the water that soaked into the bony structure. 4. "Petrification" occurs if water that contained minerals soaks into the pores of the bony structure, entirely replacing them with minerals. 5. Weathering. Earth movements and/or erosion, cause the fossil to become exposed. Whatever COLOR of the minerals in the sediment that covers the animal, that is the color the fossil will become! Here is a chart that will identify the colors of the minerals:
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| GENUINE DINOSAUR EGGS |
#F-1-A Single Hadrosaur egg on matrix, measures 6.5" long, 5" wide, 5" high, and has a LARGE circumference of 19". It weighs 7.75 pounds. This size puts it in the top 4% size for this species. Therefore, we know it was laid by a fully grown, mature female who had already reproduced during previous breeding seasons, possibly an alpha female. This specimen is in better-than-expected condition, ranking 8.0 Choice on a scale of 1 to 10. $425 |
#F-1-B Double Hadrosaur egg (duo) specimen on matrix, measures 9" long, 6.5" wide, 5.25" tall, with a circumference of 27". It weighs 15 pounds. Quality ranks 7.6 on a scale of 1 to 10 due to symmetry, shape, posture, matrix, size, coloring, shell texture, and degree of shell coverage. $775 |
#F-1-C RARE SIX EGG NEST, measures 14" long, 12.5" wide, 7.75" tall, with a circumference of 3.7 feet (44.75") around. It weighs 63 pounds. A special acquisition for us, one that we are offering for sale to that special collector that will appreciate it as we do. $2445 |
Genuine Hadrosaur Dinosaur Fossil egg specimens above are Hadrosaurid, Late Cretaceous (84-71 million years old), collected in the Xixia Basin, Henan Province of China. Fossil eggs are found in China, the Badlands of the Western U.S., and in Patagonia. The egg becomes covered with soil relatively quickly after being laid, which protected it from scavengers, climate and oxygen. Ground water flowing through the sediment passed through the egg and allowed minerals to precipitate into the egg, which eventually turned it to stone, though keeping its original shape (like petrified wood). It is possible, but unlikely, that the bones of the embryo may be found inside, as it may not have developed enough before its death. A special addition to any fossil collection! |
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One of our customers, Tom (on far left of second picture) brought this possible dinosaur egg in to be examined by the Smithsonian fossil experts (Bob Purdy) at the 2002 Ocean Lakes Fossil Fair in Myrtle Beach SC - he suggested Tom take it to New York to the museum there for final verification, but it passed their initial test! Cool! |
Annette, our customer from here in Myrtle Beach, brought in what she believed to be a dinosaur egg, found in Arkansas near Lockesburg AR where a few remains of the Arkansaurus fridayi have been found. Our local chiropractor, Dr. Causey, x-rayed it for us..though there's no embryo, there is a definite thickness around the edge that appears to be shell. We'll be contacting the New York Museum to speak with a dinosaur egg expert there to get authentication, if this is indeed what it is. An incredible find, if so! Thanks for sharing, Annette!
| DINOSAUR EMBRYO REPRODUCTION |
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Dinosaur embryo in jar, 7" lab specimen jar, 3" across; other two photos are what he looks like before being put in the tea water, Latex, folks...fooled ya! Molded from the real thing. $59.00 (int'l shipping is $11.00 additional, this is a 2 pound package, shipped dry with a tea packet and instructions) OUT OF PRODUCTION, DISPLAY ONLY |
LIVING TRIOPS FOSSIL? |
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#F-4 Living fossil packet! This material contains eggs from the tadpole Shrimp-Apus longicaudatus Le Conte (Triops) which dates back to Triassic time (190 million years ago). It has a shield-like carapace covering most of the body which makes it resemble a trilobite. The eggs can survive long periods without water and through temperature changes and still hatch as soon as rain produces a lake. Found only in the western U.S. Add water and watch them hatch. Then let it dry and start all over again! $13.00 |
| Genuine
DINOSAUR
EGG SHELL FRAGMENTS
These dinosaur eggshell fragments are from a SALTASAURUS dinosaur egg, Late Cretaceous period . Rio Colorado Formation, Auca Mahuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. The word "Saltasaurus" is occasionally spelled "Saltosaurus", even by palaeontologists. Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head (with blunt teeth, only in the back of the mouth) and was the first discovered with small bony plates embedded in its skin. The bony plates (a form of armor called osteoderms) have since been found in other titanosaurids, and a crest of scutes has also been discovered, running down the back of diplodocids. When the plates of a Saltosaur were originally found, independently of skeletal remains, they were assumed to be from an Anklysaurian, whose plates they resemble. A large Saltasaurus/Titanosaur nesting ground was discovered in 1997, by Luis Chiappe and his team, near Auca Mahuevo, in Patagonia, Argentina. The small eggs, about 11 to 12 centimeters (4 to 5 inches) in diameter, contained fossilized embryos, complete with skin impressions (although there was no indication of feathers or dermal spines). These eggs may have belonged to Saltasaurus. Apparently several hundred females dug holes, laid their eggs and then buried them under dirt and vegetation. This gives evidence of herd behavior, which, along with their armor, may have been a defense against large predators. Size average is 1-1/4". $8 each |
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| FOSSIL PACKS & SETS | ||
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#F-11
Great set! Specimens of dinosaur bone, coprolite and eggshell fragment included with 4x magnifier and prehistoric timeline! Generous-sized specimens are 1 or more inches across. |
$18.00 |
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#F-12
Another great set! 12 identified specimens with information card on each, including shell, algae, ammonite, crinoids, wood, gastropod and more! Generous sized specimens are 1" or more. Geological time scale included. |
$27.00 |
| FOSSIL
I.D. BOOKS
(NOTE: Please see the "Zoobooks and books" category for more I.D. books!) |
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#F-20
Great book, 2001 reprint of the "Fossil Vertebrates - Beach and Bank Collecting for Amateurs" book by M.C. Thomas, 72 pages of instructions and black-and-white photos of fossil fragments that can be found in the U.S. A MUST for anyone that has started collecting fossils. (See the Book section for MORE choices!) |
$18.00 |
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#F-21
Fossil book is full of illustrations and good basic descriptions of invertebrate fossils, vertebrate fossils and plants, along with "what are fossils", "how to collect fossils" and a survey of life era by era. Pocket size is 6" x 4", 160 pages. Great for the amateur fossil lover! |
$10.00 |
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SPINOSAURUS Dinosaur teeth
(sail-backed dinosaur featured in Jurassic Park III)
Genus: Spinosaurus Species: Aegyptiacus Below is a photo of the fanged snout of a Spinosaurus, great jaws about a foot long!
Period: Cretaceous (75-100 million years old) Locality: Taouz, Morocco, Africa Fossil Formation: Tegana Badder than the T. rex, Spinosaurus was a gigantic predator that stalked Africa. His head alone was almost six feet long! The whole animal measured up to 59 feet long, a dozen feet longer than the largest known T. rex and bigger than the previous record holder among carnivorous dinosaurs, Gigantosaurus. A full-grown adult stood 20 feet tall and weighed 9 tons. He had a fearsome ridge, or sail, down its back, a croc-like jaw, and strong, taloned arms to catch its prey. Spinosaurus was the LARGEST PREDATOR OF ALL TIMES. Here's what they look like in matrix as they're excavating them:
Teeth may have some repair but are stable |
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 #F-33-1 Small 1-1/8" long $22 |
 #F-33-2 1-1/8" long x 1/2" wide $22 |
#F-33-3 1-1/4" long x 1/2" wide; $22 |
#F33-4 1-1/8" $22 |
#F33-5 1-1/4" $22 |
#F33-8 1-3/8" $22 |
#F33-9 1-3/8" $22 |
#F33-10 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-12 1-1/2" $26 |
#F33-13 1-3/8" $22 |
#F33-14 1-1/2" $26 |
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#F33-16 1-5/8" $26 |
 #F-33-17 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-18 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-19 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-20 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-21 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-22 1-1/2" $26 |
#F33-23 1-5/8" $26 |
#F33-24 1-3/4" $30 |
#F33-25 1-3/4" $30 |
#F33-27 1-3/4" $30 |
#F33-28 2" $38 |
#F33-29 1-7/8" $30 |
 #F-33-31 2" long x 7/8" $38 |
#F33-32 2" $38 |
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#F33-33 2-1/16" $38 |
#F33-35 2-1/8" $38 |
#F33-36 2" $38 |
#F33-37 2" $38 |
#F33-38 2-1/16" $38 |
#F33-40 2-1/8" $38 |
#F33-41 2-3/8" $42 |
#F33-42 2-1/2" $42 |
#F33-45 2-1/8" $38 |
#F33-47 2-1/8" $38 |
#F33-48 2-1/4" $42 |
#F33-51 2-1/8" $38 |
#F33-52 1-7/8" $30 |
#F33-53 2-3/8" $42 |
#F33-54 2-1/4" $42 |
#F33-56 2-3/8" $42 |
#F33-57 2-1/2" $48 |
#F33-61 Great 2-7/8" $62 |
#F33-65 3-1/4" $88 |
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DINOSAUR TEETH IN MATRIX
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#F-34-A 2" tooth in matrix 3-1/4 x 4 x 1" thick |
#F-34-B 1-5/8" tooth in matrix 2-5/8 x 2-3/4 x 7/8" thick |
#F-34-E 2-1/4" tooth in matrix 4" x 2-1/4 x 1" thick |
T-Rex thermometer/magnet |
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T-Rex thermometer / magnet, 1" x 5" |
$9.00 |
| GENUINE
DINOSAUR LEG BONE SLICES
From the Morrison Formation in Utah. This formation covers 600,000 square miles over several states, the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. These bone specimens date back to the Jurassic Era, minimum 65 million years ago. It has a unique dot pattern, keeping its original pattern though it petrified into stone as jasper and agate as it fossilized. Comes with full information card. Shown oiled to show color. Can be final polished or varnished with clear polyurethane or clear fingernail polish with brush or spray to show the distinct dinosaur bone pattern & color the best as a display item or as jewelry. |
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#F-41-C Two pieces, 1-3/8", and 3/4" $6 |
#F-41-D 1-1/2 x 1/2" $6 |
#F-41-E 1-3/4 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-F Two 1" $6 |
#F-41-G 1-5/8 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-H 1-3/4 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-I 1 x 1/2" $6 |
#F-41-J 1-3/4 x 7/8" $6 |
 #F-41-K 1-1/4 x 1" $4 |
#F-41-L 1-1/4 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-M 1-1/4 x 7/8", great red color! $6 |
#F-41-N 1-3/4 x 1" $6 |
#F-41-O 1-1/2 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-P 1-7/8 x 1" $6 |
#F-41-Q 1-1/4 x 1", nice pattern! $6 |
#F-41-R 1-1/8 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-T 1-3/8 x 7/8" $6 |
#F-41-U 1-3/4 x 1/2" $6 |
#F-41-W 1-1/2 x 1" $6 |
#F-41-X 1-78 x 1" $6 |
#F-41-Y 1-1/4 x 1" $6 |
#F-42-A 1-3/8 x 7/8", end piece $6 |
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#F-42-B 1-7/8 x 3/4" $6 |
#F-42-C 1-5/8 x 3/4" $6 |
#F-42-D 1-1/4 x 1" $6 |
#F-42-E 1-1/4 x 1-1/4" $6 |
#F-42-F 1-7/8 x 1", end piece $8 |
#F-42-G 1-7/8 x 1/2" $8 |
#F-42-H 1-3/4 x 1" $8 |
#F-42-I 1-7/8 x 3/4" $8 |
#F-43 2-1/8 x 1" $8 |
#F-43-A 1-3/4 x 1-3/4", end piece $8 |
#F-43-B 1-7/8 x 1", end piece $8 |
#F-43-C 2 x 1-3/4" $8 |
#F-43-D 1-1/2 x 1-1/4" $8 |
#F-43-E 1-3/4 x 1", end piece $8 |
#F-43-G 2 x 1" $8 |
#F-43-H 2 x 1" $8 |
#F-43-I 2 x 1-1/8" Nicely agatized $8 |
#F-43-J 2 x 1-3/4", end piece $8 |
#F-43-K 2-1/8 x 3/4" $8 |
#F-43-L 1-7/8 x 7/8", end piece $8 |
#F-43-N 1-7/8 x 3/4" $8 |
#F-43-P 1-7/8 x 1-1/4" $8 |
#F-43-Q 1-7/8 x 1" $8 |
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#F-43-S 1-1/2 x 1", end piece $8 |
#F-43-T 2 x 1-3/8" $8 |
#F-43-U 2-1/4 x 1-1/4" $8 |
#F-43-V 2-1/4 x 1-3/8", end piece $8 |
#F-43-Y 2-3/4 x 1-1/4" $10 |
#F-46 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" $10 |
#F-46-A 3-1/4 x 1-3/8" $10 |
#F-46-B 3-5/8 x 1", great color! $10 |
#F-46-C 3-5/8 x 1-5/8" $10 |
#F-48 3-1/2 x 1-1/8" $10 |
#F-50 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" $10 |
#F-51 3 x 1-7/8" $12 |
#F-51-A 3-1/4 x 1-7/8" $12 |
#F-52 3 x 2 x 1/8" thick $12 |
#F-53 2-1/4 x 2" $12 |
#F-55 2-1/2 x 2" $14 |
#F-56 3-1/2 x 1-1/4" $12 |
#F-58 3-1/2 x 2 x 1/8" thick $14 |
#F-58-A 3-1/2 x 2" $14 |
#F-58-B 3 x 2-7/8" $14 |
#F-59 3-1/4 x 1-7/8" (great color!) $16 |
#F-62 3-1/2 x 2-1/4" $16 |
#F-66 3-1/2 x 3" $20.00 |
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Happy customer Siriphong in Thailand, with dinosaur bone slice |
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| GENUINE
dinosaur bone
Leg sections, Utah From the Morrison Formation in Utah. This formation covers 600,000 square miles over several states, the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. These bone specimens date back to the Jurassic Era, minimum 65 million years ago. It has a unique dot pattern, keeping its original pattern though it petrified into stone as jasper and agate as it fossilized. Comes with full information card. One end highly polished, rest left with original crust |
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 #F-173-2 Red color, 11 ounces 3-1/2" long x 3-1/8" wide x 1-3/4" tall. $25 |
#F-173-3 Dark brown red color with flat side, 1 pound 4 ounces, 3-1/2" long x 2-1/2" wide x 2-3/4" tall. $45 |
#F-173-5 Extremely large bone piece with red, white , and brown color, 5 pounds 6 ounces, 6-3/4" long x 3-3/4" wide x 5-1/2" tall. $155 |
#F-176 Large dark brown piece of bone, 3 pounds, 14.5 ounces, 7-3/4" long x 4-3/8" wide x 3-1/2" tall. $110 |
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This is a genuine large section of dinosaur leg bone found at the Four Corners States area in the Southwest. On loan to us from an archaeologist in the area. Display only. |
| EDMONTOSAURUS
ossified tendons, tooth and bone fragments in Riker mount display box
16 x 12 x 3/4" deep, glass topped display; four matrix measure clockwise: 1-3/8" x 1"/ 1-3/4" x 1-1/4"/ 2-1/2 x 1-1/2"/ 1-1/2 x 1-1/8" plus one 3/8" fragment loose The largest of the duck-billed hadrosaurs (among the most common herbivores of the late Cretaceous period), bigger than T.rex |
#F-198. $150.00 |
| Tyrannosaurus Rex figurine Gem Hand Carved |
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#F-199 (also Y-300-a). AWESOME Dinosaur carving of T-Rex baby emerging from egg, carved of Serpentine with a rough serpentine egg mounted on a large piece of natural quartz crystal and wood base. Comes with his own "birth certificate" showing a photo of the rock before carving; the designer: Robert Wei, carver: Gerhard Wei; date carved: 12/99, weight: 9 kg, size 240 x 190 x 150 mm (11" tall x 6" wide x 6-3/4" deep); time frame: 40 days; Origin: China $475.00 |
First mode of transportation...
| DINOSAUR FOOTPRINT |
 
Ever see a genuine dinosaur footprint? Now you have! From Utah, a farmer discovered linear footprints of a Eubrontes dinosaur! An archaeologist that visited our Nevada shop received this as a gift when she was a little girl (from the former owner of this property), and loaned it to us for awhile. Mind you, this is two feet across and two and a half feet high! We had an honored place for it in our shop, though it has since been returned to her family at their request. (NOTE: We now have only our online business with no storefront as of 12/03 (more details on the former shop on the "About Us" page.) Our friend Dan specially made this box for us to transport it from Nevada to South Carolina in 2002. Update 12/14/07, the footprint is now a stepping stone!
Hi, Heidi - This last summer the footprint
worked great in my tiny garden (as a happy stepping stone), and now it's
going to get covered in snow. Hope all is well.
Penni (Joan's daughter)
We're glad it has a happy place in your garden, Penni, and that we were able to share it with others as long as we had it. Heidi |
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And a great photo of a 3-toed dinosaur foot, taken at the North Carolina Fossil Club show in Whiteville NC in 2004:
My what big FEET you have! |
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HOW ARE FOOTPRINTS FORMED & PRESERVED?
Remember, footprints are impressions in sand or silt. If just the right conditions occur, it fills in with another material or is covered and protected due to a catastrophic event before it is obliterated. Over millions of years, the area filled in becomes petrified, or stone, called a cast (a filled-in impression of the print). |
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T-REX NAMED SUE
At the Charlotte, NC Museum we found Sue, the largest most complete T-Rex found yet. How would you feel facing teeth like this first thing in the morning, no ma'am! And yes it is worse than seeing your wife first thing in the morning. |
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This is a great T-Rex made out of old machine parts we found in downtown Waynesville North Carolina !
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