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$15.00 |
FO201b
This is a neat find!! Here is a nice quality fossilized Sand Dollar
from Madagascar. It measures 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3/4" and has been nicely polished
on the top surface to bring out the detail allowing for a great display.
This species of sand dollar is "Clypeasteroida" They are very beautiful
specimens and have nice detail. They are from Majanga, Madagascar and
lived in the Jurassic period some 146 to 200 million years ago.
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Sand Dollar
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$1200.00 |
FO202c
Here is a large, very good quality Fossil Fish Diplomystus from the
Eocene Age from the Green River Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming. This specimen
measures 22 1/4" x 17" on the outside of the matrix, is 1/4" thick and
rests on a 3/8" plywood base. The fossil fish measures 15 1/4" from
head to tail. This is one amazing fish. Catch him quick before
he swims away. These fossil fish lived some 50 million years ago and
are found in a light colored Limestone.
Another photo.
Head.
Tail.
Back.
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Diplomystus Fish
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$8.00
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FO211b
This is a Dinosaur Fossil Kit. Enclosed is 3 different specimens. They
is one piece of Dinosaur bone, Coprolite (dino dung) and a piece of a dinosaur
eggshell. The kit comes with a nice write up about dinosaurs & their
history, also included is a geological timeline chart. This is a great gift
item for kids or to put with your own fossil collection. |
Dinosaur
Kit
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$24.00 |
FO206b
This is a Fossil Fish Knightia from the Eocene Age from the Green River
Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The specimen measures 6" x 4"x
nearly 1/2" and
the fish specimen is nicely centered and measures 5 1/4" from head to tail.
This fossil fish lived some 50 million years ago. These fish are found in
a light colored Limestone. |
Knightia Fish
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$75.00 |
FO203c
Here is a very nice, above average quality, larger specimen of South Dakota
Baculite. The piece measures 8" x 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" and has not been polished.
This fossil has highly detailed suture marks and nice color. The fossil
is from the Pierre Shale field in western South Dakota. A great way
to begin your fossil collection. Another
photo.
Another photo.
Baculites are a genus of an extinct marine animal that are a nearly
straight shelled type of Ammonite that lived worldwide throughout the late
Cretaceous period. They could grow up to 2 meters long and were though
to have lived in a vertical orientation with the head hanging straight down.
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Baculite
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$20.00 |
FO207b This fossil
Crab is from Gunn Point in Darwin of the Northern Territory, Australia.
It was formed after the area was catastrophically buried in an intense cyclone
with mangrove trees in calcium rich mud. This particular specimen, although
not complete is well preserved and measures 1" x 1 1/2" and is not polished.
It would make a great addition to any fossil collection.
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Crab
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$30.00 |
FO204b This is
a Fossil Fish Knightia from the Eocene Age from the Green River Formation,
Lincoln County, Wyoming. The specimen measures 7" x 6"x 1/4" and the fish
specimen is nicely centered and measures 4" from head to tail. This fossil
fish lived some 50 million years ago. These fish are found in a light colored
Limestone.
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Knightia Fish
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$10.00 |
FO218c Here is something
different for the fossil collector. This is a set of three (3) Geisonoceras
specimens. Each fossil measures approximately 1 1/2" to 2+" depending
on size and have a good polish on all sides. The fossils show good detail
and character. The set would make a great educational tool or super
addition to your fossil collection.
You will receive three (3) Geisonoceras
fossils per set.
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Geisonoceras
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$32.00 |
FO200b This is a Fossil
Fish Knightia from the Eocene Age from the Green River Formation, Lincoln
County, Wyoming. The specimen measures 7" x 6"x 1/2" and the fish specimen
is nicely centered and measures 4 1/2" from head to tail. This fossil fish
lived some 50 million years ago. These fish are found in a light colored Limestone.
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Knightia Fish
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$15.00 |
FO209b This is a
new item at the Rock Shed. These are Fossil
Sea Urchins or Echinoids from Chiapas Mexico. They lived some 23-33 million
years ago. The "Echin" name comes from Greek term for 'spiny' and "oid"
refers to egg-like. They have five planes of symmetry that make up the
five pointed star you see.
You will receive three (3) Sea Urchins as they come from our bag.
They measure about 5/8" to 1" in diameter and have a nice polish on the
top.
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Sea Urchins
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$80.00 |
FO208b This is a
very nice specimen. It is a complete Ammonite from Madagascar cut into
two halves. The exterior has been ground smooth and polished to show the
suture lines. The Ammonite is a pretty brown color with the detailed tan
suture lines. Each side is 6 3/8" x 5" x 3/4". Just an excellent item to display in 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. |
Ammonite
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$24.00 |
FO210c
This is a Fossil Fish Knightia from the Eocene Age from the Green
River Formation, Lincoln County, Wyoming. The specimen measures 6 7/8" x 6"x
1/4" and the fish specimen is nicely centered and measures 3 1/2" from head to
tail. This fossil fish lived some 50 million years ago. These
fish are found in a light colored Limestone.
Close up view.
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Knightia Fish
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$20.00 |
FO212c
Here is something different for the fossil collector. This
is a very nice, above average quality, Orthoceras Free Form. This unique
creation measures 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1 1/2". The fossils have a smooth,
polished finish and have been chipped out of the matrix These
fossils are from Morocco. They make great decorator pieces as well as
collectible for the fossil collection.
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
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