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$200.00 |
FO512c
Here is something different from the Rock Shed's fossil department.
This is a very well preserved, above average quality
Crinoid specimen. It measures 14
1/2" x 10" x over 1 1/4" and has not been polished. The Crinoid
has several very detailed calyx (flowery head) with one having over 1"
of stem attached. Since this was once part of an ancient sea floor
many crinoid stems can be seen on the back from when the specimen was
cut
and prepared for display. Very nice!
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Crinoids, also known as sea lilies or
feather stars, are marine animals that belong to a class of Echinoderms.
They lived in both shallow and deep water. They are characterized
by a mouth on the top surface that is surrounded by feeding arms.
Crinoids usually have a stem used to attach themselves to a substrate, but
many live attached only as juveniles and become free-swimming as adults.
There are only a few hundred known modern forms, but crinoids were much
more numerous both in species and numbers in the past. Some thick Limestone
beds dating to the mid- to late-Paleozoic are entirely made up of disarticulated
crinoid fragments.
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Crinoid
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$28.00 |
FO503b
Here is something different from the Rock Shed's
gift department. This is a very nice, above average quality,
diamond shaped Orthoceras Fossil box.
It measures nearly 6 1/4" x almost 3 5/8" x 2 1/4" tall with the lid and
is polished on the top of the lid and the outer sides. The box has
a soft Brown
color with well defined Geisonoceras
fossil on the lid, as well as other
fossils in the matrix on the bottom. A true work of nature and
man.
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Orthoceras Fossil Box
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$35.00 |
FO504b
This is a very nice, above average quality, medium sized Ammonite set
from Madagascar. Each piece measures 3 5/8" x 3" x
nearly 1/2" and
has a good polish. This set has a beautiful Brown color with lighter
Gold highlights in the crystallized areas. A great gift or excellent
educational tool. Another photo
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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$140.00 |
FO530c
This is a complete fossil Shark Tooth from the Megalodon Shark.
This specimen measures 3 3/4" x 2 3/4". The Tooth has dark colored
enamel. It is a nice quality fossil tooth. 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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Shark Tooth
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$25.00 |
FO501c
Here is a very nice, above average quality South Dakota Belemnite
specimen. It measures over 5 1/8" x nearly 5 1/8" x 1/2" and
has been nicely polished on one side. The specimen has many,
many distinct Belemnite fossils throughout the matrix. 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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$16.00 |
FO514b
This is a fossil shark's tooth in matrix. Its specie name is Otodus Obliquus;
also known as a Sand Shark. It is from the Eocene period. This one
is in matrix and measures over 2 1/2" diagonally and is from Madagascar.
The specimen in matrix measures over 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" x 2 1/4".
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Sand Shark Tooth
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$65.00 |
FO511b
This fossilized Lobster is from Gunn Point in Darwin Northern Territory,
Australia. It was formed after the area was catastrophically buried by
an intense cyclone, with Mangrove trees in Calcium rich mud. This particular
specimen, although not complete is well preserved and measures 4" x 2"
x 1 3/4". It would make a great addition to any fossil collection. |
Lobster
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$25.00 |
FO505b
This is a very nice fossil specimen of Orthoceras fossils from Morocco
on a large matrix plaque. There are at total of 7 visible Orthoceras
fossils ranging from 1" to 2 3/4" in length. The plaque measures
11 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 1 1/2" and weighs over 7 lbs. The fossils on
this fossil plaque are as described below and are from Morocco.
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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Orthoceras Plaque
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$150.00 |
FO506c
This is an unique fossilized Baculite specimen from Western
South Dakota. This interesting fossil rests on a matrix of
yellow calcite and dark limestone and shows great detail
on all sides. This beautiful large specimen measures 8 3/4"
x 2 3/8" x 1 3/8" with part of a second Baculite
specimen lying on it as well. Overall, it measures 8 3/4"
x over 4 1/4" x 5 1/8" and weighs 6 pounds. A must have for the serious fossil
collector. Another photo
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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. |
South Dakota Baculite
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$35.00 |
FO507b
Wow! Check this new addition to the Rock Shed's gift
department. This is a very nice, above average quality
Orthoceras Fossil Plate. This oval beauty measures over 13"
x nearly 9 3/4" x 3/8" and
weighs over 2 1/4 lbs. The plate has a variety of interesting
fossils throughout the matrix. This Fossil plate could be
used as a mantle piece or wall hanging as well. Super cool. |
Fossil Plate
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$85.00 |
FO508b
Here is something different from the Fossil department at the
Rock Shed. This is a very nice, high quality, large
Trilobite fossil in matrix. This interesting fossil actually shows
great detail of the trilobite throughout. The specimen measures
6" x 4 3/4" x approximately 1/2" and
has a natural, rough-like texture with no polish. The
matrix is both the specimen and the top and together measures
nearly 8" x over 6 1/2" x approximately 2 1/4". Very
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Large Trilobite in Matrix
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$50.00 |
FO502b
This is very nice and quite large fossilized Coral specimen from
Indonesia. This large unique specimen measures
approximately 9" x 7 3/4" x 4 1/2" thick and
weighs nearly 5 lbs. This very
interesting fossil shows great detail as shown in pictures linked
below. A must have for the fossil collector
or an excellent gift for someone!
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Fossil Coral
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$125.00
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FO500b
This is a complete fossil shark tooth from the Megalodon Shark.
This is a large specimen measuring nearly 3 3/4" in diagonal measurement
and over 2 3/4" in width at the top. The tooth has nice colored
enamel and great detail.
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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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Shark Tooth
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