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FO810b
Here is something different from our Fossil Department at the Rock Shed.
This is a larger, above average quality fossilized Coral specimen. It
measures 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" and has a natural rough exterior.
The fossil shows unique detail and texture. This fossil is from
Morocco. Another photo.
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Coral
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$12.00 |
FO811c
This is a Shark Tooth Fossil in matrix. It is from Morocco. The
specie name is Otodus Obliquus and it is from the Eocene period. This
one measures 2 1/4" diagonally and is in matrix 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" x 7/8".
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Shark Tooth
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$60.00 |
FO813b This is a
Ammonite Fossil from the early Jurassic (Lias) Period nearly 200 million years
ago. This is species Dactylioceras Commune from near Whitby in North
Yorkshire, England. This is a nice quality, partly pyritized split nodule
specimen with both positive and negative halves. They measure 3 1/4"
x 3" x 1 7/8" when the 2 halves are together. |
Dactylioceras Ammonite
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$48.00 |
FO814b Here is a very interesting, very
unique find!! This is a Calamites Cisti from the Middle Pennsylvanian
Allegheny Formation which was located in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
This fossil measures 4 3/4" x 4 1/4' x 7/8" and has several Calamites fossils
in the Grey Slate matrix.
Calamites are a genus of the extinct arborescent (tree-like) horsetails
which are closely related to modern horsetails or scouring rushes. This
is a type of vascular plant that reproduces by spores rather than seeds.
These plants were medium-sized trees, growing to heights of 100 feet or more.
They were persistent, minor components of coal swamps during the Carboniferous
period.
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Calamite
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$60.00 |
FO815b
This is a fossilized Ammonite from the early Jurassic (Lias) period
nearly 200 million years ago. This is species Dactylioceras Commune
from near Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. This is a nice quality, partly
pyritized split nodule specimen with both positive and negative halves.
They measure 3 1/8" x 2 7/8" and 2" thick when the 2 halves are together.
Click on picture to see larger photo
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Dactylioceras Ammonite
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$42.00 |
FO817c
This is an Orthoceras Fossil plaque with several nice polished specimens.
It is approximately 11" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/2". This fossilized plaque has
a minimum of 9 large, very detailed squid-like creatures surrounded by several,
smaller fossils. A great gift or educational tool.
Orthoceras was a marine cephalopod, this particular species was straight
shelled and they thrived some 400+ million years ago in the Paleozoic era.
These fossil sculptures have been carved and chipped to expose the fossils
and polished to highlight the fossils. These fossils are from Morocco. They
make great decorator pieces as well as collectible for the fossil collection.
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Orthoceras
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$18.00 |
FO818b
This is a Fossil Fish Knightia from the Eocene Age from the Green River Formation,
Lincoln County, Wyoming. The Limestone matrix measures 4" x 2 1/2" x 1/2".
The fossil fish measures 3" from head to tail. This fossil lived some
50 million years ago. They are found in a light colored Limestone.
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Knightia Fish
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$70.00 |
FO825c
Here is an interesting find. This is a large fossilized Mammoth Tooth.
This specimen was found in the North Sea between the Netherlands and England.
It measures 3 3/4" x 3" x 2 7/8" and has a natural rough exterior. This
beauty shows great detail including the tooth root and wear marks.
Another photo.
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Mammoth Tooth
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$26.00 |
FO820c This
is a Fossil Fish Diplomystus from the Eocene Age from the Green River Formation,
Lincoln County, Wyoming. The Limestone matrix measures 5" x 3 1/2" x 1".
The fossil fish measures 3 1/2" from head to tail. This fossil lived
some 50 million years ago. They are found in a light colored Limestone. |
Diplomystus Fish
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$33.00 |
FO821c
Here is a very nicely detailed Orthoceras Fossil plaque with several
nice polished specimens. It is approximately 8" x 5" x 1 1/4" and weighs
over 6 lbs. This fossil group has a minimum of 9 very define fossils
in a bed of many smaller fossils in matrix. A great gift or educational
too. Orthoceras was a marine cephalopod, this particular species
was straight shelled and they thrived some 400+ million years ago in the Paleozoic
era. These fossil plaques have been carved and chipped to expose the
fossils and polished to highlight the fossils. These fossils are from Morocco.
They make great decorator pieces as well as collectible for the fossil collection.
Click on picture to see larger photo
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Orthoceras
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$45.00 |
FO822c This
is a large end cut of Petrified Wood from the beautiful Black Hills of South
Dakota. It measures 8" x 6 1/2" x 3 3/4" and is polished on the front
face. This beautiful specimen has a deep shaded Brown color with Gold,
Gray and Black accents. It would make a great centerpiece. This
material is unique in that it is very unpredictable; some may have interesting
cavities, internal and/or external fractures and natural knots. A perfect
work of nature. Petrified Wood is a type of a fossil as it consists
of fossil wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals
while retaining the original structure of the wood. These minerals are
most often Silicates such as Quartz. Other minerals, Manganese, Iron
and Copper, in the water or mud during the petrification process give Petrified
Wood a variety of color ranges: black - Carbon; green/blue - Copper; red/brown/yellow
- Iron. Petrified Wood can preserve the original structure of the wood
in all its detail all the way down to the microscopic level. Structures
such as tree rings and the various tissues are often observed features.
Although Petrified Wood can be found worldwide, it is rather rare in larger
quantities and at times can be difficult to obtain by the average collector.
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Black Hills Petrified Wood
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