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Fossil bat skeleton with wonderful soft tissue preservation. Skeleton measures 3” long. Skull is 3/4” long. Resin matrix measures 5 1/2” X 4”. A black carbon film represents the soft-tissue remains of the body and wings. Specimen is a wonderful representation of this flying mammal, exhibiting excellent detail on skull (dorsal view), ribs, feet, and tail! It is even more remarkable under magnification! This Messel site has now been closed for collecting. No repair or restoration.
Stock #4239
Price $7,950.00 + $25.00 shipping
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Large primary fossil bird feather, 95% complete! Feather measures over 2” long and 7/8” across at widest point. It is nicely positioned on matrix, 4” x 7”. The small rods that make up the feather have unbelievable detail! Also, some small insect remains are preserved in close proximity to the feather. Bird feather remains are very rare in the fossil record. No repair or restoration.
Stock #4240
Price $1,650.00 + $18 shipping
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Cretoxyrhina mantelli “Complete Fossil Shark”
Cretaceous (83 million years old)
Niobrara Formation/Smoky Hill Chalk
Gove County, Kansas, USA
Specifications Length: 25 feet (7.7 meters)
Panel Size: 8 ft. tall, 16 ft. long
Tooth Size: Average 2” long
Soft-tissue preservation:
Skull, Pectoral and Anal Fin, plus stomach contents.
Number of vertebrae: 226
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Comments: Specimen represents the largest known, complete fossil shark yet discovered from any geological age. It has been mounted as discovered. Specimen collected on private, deeded land. All documentation, GPS data, and discovery site photos supplied to purchaser. Specimen to be shipped in four sections. Permanent exhibit presentation depicted in photo.
Stock #3657
Price upon request
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Complete gigantic bi-valve, 45” tall and 40” across (measured diagonally, from hinge to distal point). The perimeter of the shell measures over 10 feet. Specimen contains both the dorsal and ventral valves. Plus, the oyster displays two pathological injuries that occurred early in its life cycle. One injury (7" long) occurred when the oyster was about the size of a serving platter and the other injury (4" long) happened when it was about half its current size. The appearance of these injuries confirms that mollusks duplicate scars to their shell (pathologicals) with each succeeding growth cycle. Also, this STUNNING specimen displays hundreds of clearly defined rings; each one resembling the growth ring in a tree. Clearly defined areas of color variation are also present; these could be the RARE preservation of its "in-life" appearance. Several small colonies of the rudist, Pseudoperna congesta, are attached to the shell.
Scientists have determined that these giant oysters grew very large and thin in order to spread their weight over a larger area and allow them to "float" upon the aqueous ocean bottom; the "soupy" sediment could not support heavy invertebrates. This evolutionary adaptation has been termed the "snowshoe effect". Specimen has been prepared "as discovered" and rests in its refined field jacket. Some small fracture repair with very minimal restoration. Preservation is OUTSTANDING!
Weight is approximately 100 lbs. Custom wood crate included. Shipping by truck or air freight only.
Stock #4236
Price upon request
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Huge Sycamore leaf with stem, 6 1/2 tall (with stem) and 5 1/2 wide. Matrix measures 10 x 9. Spectacular leaf in PRISTINE condition! Leaves of this size and quality are seldom available. No repair or restoration. Impressive!
Stock #4232
Price $650.00 + $25.00 shipping
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Large complete reef shark with teeth and stomach contents preserved . Skeleton measures 29 1/2 long, on matrix, 33 1/2 long and 12 tall. There is some matrix repair and minimal restoration. Specimen has fantastic cartilage preservation! Plus, its final meal (recognizable fish parts) are well preserved in its abdominal cavity. A nice selection of small teeth are also clearly visible. Great value!
Stock #4234
Price $9,850.00 + $60.00 shipping
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Wonderful pterosaur wing -- includes preservation of one claw and some soft tissue wing membrane ( Brachiopatagium ). Bone grouping (as discovered) measures 13 x 6, on original matrix, 21 x 22 1/2. Length of wing would have been approximately 26 long. Estimated wingspan is five (5) feet. Due to the large size of this wing, the species is most likely R. longiceps. Economically priced, considering a complete pterosaur from this location can sell for over ten times this amount.
Stock #4233
Price: $6,800 + $50.00 shipping
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Large fish skull (profile) and post cranial bones from an extinct predatory fish , on matrix, 40 1/2 wide and 24 1/2 tall. Skull measures 34 long and 19 tall. Lower jaw measures 12 1/2 long. Approximate weight is 45 pounds. Estimated length of entire fish would have been approximately twelve (12) feet.
Skull is three-dimensional and has substantial depth and relief (lots of peaks, valleys, and ridges). There are a total of thirty-six (36) teeth of various sizes (most are in EXCELLENT condition), plus fourteen (14) cervical and dorsal vertebrae with ribs.
The largest tooth is 1 3/4 long. The cranial crest is present and articulated. All skeletal elements exhibit superb texture and detail. Trauma (disarticulated vertebrae and ribs) in the posterior area of the skull indicates that sharks and other scavengers most likely ate the body of the fish.
This is an exciting and striking display fossil of the largest fish species (except sharks) that ever roamed the prehistoric Cretaceous seaway! Specimen has mounting hardware installed on the back side and is 100% ready for a wall mount. Spectacular exhibit or decorator fossil!
Price upon request Please call 785-650-4854 for additional details.
Stock #4217
Price Upon Request
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Canyon Diablo
Iron Meteorite (4.6 b.y.o.)
Type: Ochtahedrite, Coarse
Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona
Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3
Weight: 4046 grams (9 lbs.)
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This location was first discovered in 1891. Total weight collected is 30 tons. Meteorite is large and impressive with wonderful glassy, metallic sheen. Lots of bumps, ridges, and valleys. No rust! Massive!
Stock #4229
Price: $6,069.00 ($1.50/gram) + $30.00 shipping
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Large colony of at least 24 crinoid calyxes with long massive arms. Colony is in excellent condition with great detail. Matrix measures 34 x 30 x 1 1/2 thick; the largest crinoid measures 2 1/2 across. Smallest measures 1 1/4 across. Uintacrinus is the rarest invertebrate from the chalk beds and possibly one of the rarest of all described species from the chalk formation. Only one zone (several inches thick), out of over 800 feet of chalk sediment, produces these crinoids. This is a wonderful and historical Kansas chalk fossil!
Stock #4228
SOLD
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Marine reptile skull (profile), with four (4) cervical vertebrae. Skull measures 24 1/2 long and 10 tall, on chalk matrix, 45 x 21. There are 26 teeth in the upper and lower jaws, with 6 pterygoids (throat teeth). Most are in excellent condition. The lower jaw displays a pathological anomaly a seed tooth has exited through the jaw bone at a right angle to its normal growth pattern. It is apparent that this would have caused the animal a great amount of discomfort!
From the nose to the final vertebrae, the specimen measures 36 long. Skull is presented in a life-like position and has substantial relief with matrix. Bone is in excellent condition, with SUPERB detail! Estimated length of this marine reptile would have been approximately eighteen (18) feet. Specimen is designed as a wall mount and is 100% ready to hang on the wall. A wonderful dynamic decorator or exhibit specimen!
Stock #4227
Price Upon Request
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Beautiful dinosaur shed tooth, 3 1/4long (straight line measurement) and 1 1/8 at widest point. The tooth is all original, with absolutely no restoration, but there are some small areas of crack repair. The color is a beautiful marbled brown/black color. Serrations are "perfect" on one side. On the other side they are "very good" up to the wear pattern on the tip. The tooth has been identified by a well-know T-rex expert and the shape and cross-section can be pin-pointed to the lower jaw, 2nd tooth from the front position.
Stock #4226
$3,950.00 + $30 Shipping
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Complete fossil scorpion, 2 3/8 along body curve, on matrix, 8 x 7. EXCELLENT condition! Tail with stinger is curved up and parallel with body on the right hand side.
Stock #4221
$6,950.00 + $30 Shipping
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Spinosaurus premaxillary, with twelve (12) teeth. Bone is 8 long, 5 wide, and 4 1/2 tall. Longest tooth measures 2 3/4! Bone is well mineralized with numerous sensory pits. Most teeth are transplanted from similar species. Some seed teeth appear to be original to the specimen. Bone preservation and detail is excellent!
#4219
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Complete fossil seahorse, 5 long (along curve), on matrix, 4 x 6. This darling little seahorse is in EXCELLENT condition and has wonderful detail. Very RARE in the fossil record.
Stock #4220
$2,975.00
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Large, complete skeleton of a Cretaceous predator fish, measuring 6 feet (72) long, on matrix, 80 x 25. The skull measures 12 long and is 100% complete, with substantial depth and relief. All four (4) jaws are present and contain sixty-six (66) teeth (most in EXCELLENT condition)! Left pectoral fin is 11 1/2 inches long and 3-dimensional. Tail fin spread is 19 1/2 inches. The large cranial crest, which is characteristic of the Ichthyodectes, is well defined and dimensional. Skeleton consists of 90% real bone. Restoration is limited to some of the ribs, plus the anal and dorsal fin. The bone quality and texture on the entire skeleton is PRISTINE!
Complete skeletons of large fossil fish in the Niobrara are extremely rare due to the large number of sharks and other scavengers present in the prehistoric ocean. The Ichthyodectid genus includes another similar and well-known Kansas fish, the Xiphactinus audax, which grew to lengths of up to eighteen (18) feet. This exciting and striking display fossil is engineered for a wall-mount and is 100% ready for display.
Stock #4215
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Beautiful horseshoe crab with exciting death trackway. The crabs final walk is forever preserved in this moment in time. Crab measures 6 3/4 long and 3 1/4 wide, on matrix 38 wide x 33 tall and 3/4 thick. Trackway measures an amazing 34 long. Crab is fully inflated and is considered the positive side of the remains. A well defined tail drag mark is clearly seen at the termination of the trackway. This beautiful Solnhofen limestone slab records the life and death struggle of a lone crab in the shallow Jurassic sea. Wonderful exhibit fossil!
Stock #4195
$9,850.00
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Huge "dino pie" measures 14" x 12" x 3 1/2" thick and weighs 25 lbs. Specimen has great detail and organic texture. It could be from an early Plateosauridae herbivore. Shape is unmistakable!!
Stock #4178
$1500.00
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This extremely rare milky amber specimen, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 2 (9 cm. x 6 cm. x 5 cm.) is from the original collection of its namesake, George Jelinek. It was discovered in 1937-38 in an area that is no longer accessible as it is covered by a large reservoir (Kanopolis). One of the unique qualities of this amber is that the flow of the soft resin is clearly seen as multi-colored layers. This resin flow is usually not seen in amber from other locations. A black charcoal-like crust is present on the outside surface. Because of its opaqueness, no inclusions can be seen; however, several scientific studies have disclosed that microscopic bacteria and protists are preserved in the amber. A wonderful article that gives excellent information on this amber can be found at: www.emporia.edu/earthsci/amber/ksamber.htm .
Stock #4170
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