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FO500c
This is a very nice and very unique fossilized Ammonite from
Madagascar. The exterior has been ground smooth, polished
to show the suture lines, and the interior shaped into a
functional bowl. The Ammonite has pretty brown and tan
exterior colors with the highly detailed tan suture lines.
The inside of the Ammonite shows the yellow calcite in the
different chambers in the center. The lovely specimen
measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1 3/8" thick. Very nice! Another
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Ammonites are extinct members
of the cephalopod group of mollusks. Only a limited number of species have
survived to the present day which includes the squid and the chambered nautilus.
Ammonites had a multi-chambered shell, and added more chambers as it grew,
always living in the outer chamber. They lived in the Cretaceous
period some 63 to 130 million years ago.
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Ammonite Bowl
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$30.00 |
FO501c
Here is a very nice, above average quality South Dakota Belemnite
specimen. The specimen has many, many distinct Belemnite fossils
throughout the matrix. A view of the edge from the back
shows the size and shape of the Belemnite fossils. The specimen measures
over 7" wide x nearly 5 5/8"
x almost 1 5/8" thick and
has been nicely polished on the face. A
very nice starter fossil or just add it to your collection.
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Belemnites
or Belemnoids are an extinct group of marine Cephalopod which are very similar
to the modern Squid and closely related to the modern Cuttlefish. The
possess an ink sac, but unlike the Squid, they have ten arms of equal length
and no tentacles.
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Belemnite
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$45.00 |
FO502c
This is very nice fossilized Coral specimen from Iowa.
The all natural surface has many genetically identical agatized
coral polyps. This very interesting fossil shows
great character as shown in pictures linked below. This
unique specimen measures nearly 6" x over 5 1/4" tall x
almost 2 7/8" and weighs almost 3 1/2 lbs. A must have for the fossil
collector or an excellent gift for someone!
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Fossil Coral
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$22.00 |
FO503b
Here is something different from the Rock
Shed's gift department. This is a stand with a
several detailed and well preserved Fossil Orthoceras.
The lovely unique stand measures 3 1/4" wide x
3 1/2" x 10 1/4" tall and is highly polished on several surfaces. A true work of nature and man.
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Orthoceras was a marine cephalopod, this particular species was
straight shelled and they thrived some 400+ million years ago in the
Paleozoic era.
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Orthoceras Stand
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$140.00 |
FO504b
This is a very nice, above average quality, medium sized Ammonite set
from Madagascar. Each piece measures nearly 7" x almost 5
7/8"
wide x 3/4" thick and has a high polish in the inside. The
outside has been smoothed but not highly polished. This set has a beautiful
Brown color with lighter Gold highlights in the crystallized areas. A great gift or excellent educational tool. Another photo
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Ammonites are extinct members of the cephalopod group of mollusks.
Only a limited number of species have survived to the present day which
includes the squid and the chambered nautilus. Ammonites had a multi-chambered
shell, and added more chambers as it grew, always living in the outer
chamber. They lived in the Cretaceous period some 63 to 130
million years ago.
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Ammonite
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$120.00 |
FO505c
This is a very nice fossil specimen of a natural Geisonoceras fossil from
Morocco. This awesome fossil measures nearly 8" x 6 1/2" x
nearly 1 3/4" and weighs over 3 3/4 lbs. The fossil has
great detail showing a distinctive zigzag pattern in the sutures
that mark the growing of the external shell. The specimen is all natural
and not fully removed from the matrix as shown in the linked
pictures below.
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These Moroccan
fossils are among the oldest cephalopods. They were abundant during
the Paleozoic era some 350 MM years ago and now make up the Atlas Mountain
range of central Morocco. There were two Nautiloid forms present in
the Moroccan Devonian sea. The Goniatites is an extinct
relative of the Ammonites, it possessed an external shell, which
is has a spiral form with internal chambers. The
Orthoceras was straight shelled cephalopod with the internal
chambers. They were related to the modern day
chambered nautilus and the squid.
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Geisonoceras
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FO506b
This is an unique fossilized Baculite specimen from Western
South Dakota. This interesting Baculite fossil rests on a
Septarian matrix that has neat Yellow Calcite crystals.
This fossil has a nice "fish scale like" black and white color
with good detail and gorgeous "rainbow" iridescent colors (which
was difficult to capture in the photos, the colors are so much
more brilliant than shown). This
beautiful specimen measures 8" long
x 2" x 1 1/4" thick. Overall, the matrix and specimen
measures 8 1/2"
x 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" tall and weighs nearly 4 1/2 pounds. A must have for the serious
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This fossil is a member of the Species Baculites compressus which is
from the Cretaceous Period some 60 million years ago. It is from the Upper
Pierre Shale Formation of Meade County in South Dakota. |
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$35.00 |
FO507b
Wow! Check this new addition to the Rock Shed's gift
department. This is a very nice Geisonoceras Fossil Dish. The lovely plate has a good variety of interesting fossils
throughout the plate with a great preserved Geisonoceras. This beauty measures
8 1/4" x 6" x 1 1/4" overall.
This highly polished Fossil dish is a great collector item while
also being functional. Super cool.
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Geisonoceras has an orthoconic shell with transverse lirae
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$110.00 |
FO508c
Here is something different from the Fossil department at the
Rock Shed. This is a very nice, high quality
Trilobite fossil in a complete matrix. This interesting fossil actually shows
great detail of the trilobite throughout with the imprint on the
opposite side. The detailed specimen measures
6 1/2" long x 4 1/8" wide and has a natural,
rough-like texture with no polish. The matrix with the
Trilobite measures 7 3/4" x 6 1/8" x approximately
2" thick and
weighs nearly 4 1/2 pounds. Very
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Trilobites are hard-shelled, segmented members of
Arthropoda and the class Trilobita that existed throughout
almost all of the Paleozoic era, flourishing in the earlier part
of it and slowly declining in the later part. The most common
trilobites were about 2-7 cm (1-3.5 in) in length, but over
their long history they ranged in size from 1 mm-72 cm (.04
in-28 in) and exhibited so much variation that they are
classified into nine (or possibly ten) orders with more than
15,000 species. The smallest species are presumed to have been
part of the free floating plankton, while the more common,
mid-sized species probably walked along the sea floor filtering
mud to obtain food, and the larger varieties may have been
swimming predators.
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FO510b This
is very nice fossilized Turtle poop
or coprolite specimen from
Madagascar. This unique specimen measures
3 1/4" long x
1 1/4" x 1" and
has an all natural appearance. This very
interesting fossil shows great detail as shown in pictures linked
below. A must have for the serious fossil collector!
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Fossil Turtle Poop
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$50.00 |
FO511b
Here is a very nice specimen of South Dakota Baculite. The Baculite fossil measures approximately
6 3/4" x 2" x
1 1/8" in a matrix that measures 5 3/8" x 4" x 5
3/8"and has not been polished.
This fossil has a nice "fish scale like" color with good detail
and gorgeous "rainbow" iridescent colors (which was
difficult to capture in the photos, the colors are so much more
brilliant than shown). There are a few fractures but this is common
and does not affect the stability of this terrific fossil. A great
way to begin your fossil collection.
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Another photo This fossil is a member of the Species Baculites compressus which is
from the Cretaceous Period some 60 million years ago. It is from the Upper
Pierre Shale Formation of Meade County in South Dakota. |
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FO512c Here is something different from the Rock Shed's fossil department.
This is a very well preserved, and very rare above average quality
Desmostylus hesperus Hippopotamus like animal Fossil Tooth
specimen from Shark Tooth Hill, California. It's from the Miocene
period-10 million year old. It measure approximately 3/4" x 1 1/2" in
a matrix measuring 1 5/8" x 1 1/4" x 1" and has not been polished.
This is a very impressive collector quality specimen from an old
collection and no longer available. Very
nice!
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Hippopotamus Tooth
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$45.00 |
FO513b Here is
a very nice, above average quality Pyritized Ammonite set from
Saratov, Volga River, Russia. The
detailed specimen measures 1 7/8" x 1 1/2" x 5/8"and is in
it's all natural state. It has lots of pyrite and gorgeous
"rainbow" iridescent colors (which was difficult to capture in the
photos, the colors are so much more brilliant than shown). A very nice unique fossil for your collection.
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Ammonites are extinct members of the cephalopod group of mollusks.
Only a limited number of species have survived to the present day which
includes the squid and the chambered nautilus. Ammonites had a multi-chambered
shell, and added more chambers as it grew, always living in the outer
chamber. They lived in the Cretaceous period some 63 to 130
million years ago.
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Pyritized Ammonite
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$45.00 |
FO514b
This is a nice fossil shark's tooth with smaller side cusps on each
side in matrix. Its specie name is
Otodus Obliquus; also known as a Sand Shark and is from the
Eocene period. The shark tooth is in matrix and measures 3
3/4"
long diagonally x 2" wide and is from Madagascar. The
total specimen measures 5 /8" x 4" x 1 7/8" thick.
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Sand Shark or Otodus obliquus – (the Great Grandfather of the
Megalodon) is one of the earliest mackerel sharks. These teeth are
noted for their wide triangular crown and large side cusps
(occasionally multiple side cusps). The Otodus obliquus was the king
of the early Eocene, approximately 50-55 million years ago. These
large teeth are very showy, making them a must have for every fossil
shark teeth collection. Large Otodus obliquus teeth are not easily
located in the phosphate pits in Atlas Mountains of Morocco, but can
still be affordable.
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Sand Shark Tooth
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$150.00 |
FO530c
This is a complete and very nice quality fossil Shark Tooth from the Megalodon
Shark. This excellent specimen measures 3 3/4" diagonally x 3 1/4"
wide x 7/8" thick. The Shark Tooth has a mostly brown colored enamel
with lighter highlights and also brown colored root lobe. This is a very
neat fossil specimen for any collection.
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This tooth is from the largest shark ever known to live. The
Carcharocles Megalodon sometimes ranged in size up to 60' in length and
weighed over 52 tons. This huge monster is the largest predatory
fish that ever lived, second only in size to the sperm whale. Fossil
teeth have been found that exceed 7 inches in length. These sharks
lived in the Miocene period some 23 million years ago to the Mid Pliocene
times, 3.6 million years ago. This specimen is from South Carolina.
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