Enchodus libycus Cretaceous Africa


Enchodus libycus. An absolutely gorgeous tooth with large section of left mandible still attached and of exceptional size. It is a distant relative of the salmon family but in life, this beastie must have measured some 10ft in length. Prepared by myself and well positioned on matrix. The tooth measures a whacking 60mm in height and jaw length at 73mm on matrix that is 115 x 125 x 45mm. It comes from the Maastrichtian Stage Continental Sandstones, Cretaceous of Benguerir, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 65 million years old. This fish was swimming the seas at the same time that T-Rex was master of the land. An excellent display piece. Priced at £20. Quote Ref No. FAF 238

Acanthocybium solandri Skull Cretaceous


Acanthocybium solandri. (This enigmatic fossil is causing me ID problems). A French friend of mine has correctly identified this as a member of the Scombridae (mackerel and tuna fish family) An absolutely gorgeous upper skull/jaw section plus 16 teeth set with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size. Note that this species is extant ie. still around today. Well positioned on matrix. The jaw measures 112mm across on matrix that is 160 x 140 x 90mm. It comes from the Maastrichtian Stage Continental Deposits, Cretaceous of Ouled Abdoun, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 70 million years old. This predator was swimming the seas at the same time that T-Rex was master of the land. An excellent display piece. 2 views are shown. Priced at £65. Quote Ref No. FAF 065

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Sparus Fish Tooth Eocene


Sparus sp. An absolutely gorgeous tooth with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size at 12mm in height.  It comes from the Eocene Phosphates of the Khouribga Plateau, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 50 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £4. Quote Ref No. FAF 206

Trichiurus Fish Tooth Eocene


Trichiurus oshoshunemensis. An absolutely gorgeous tooth with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size at 13mm in height.  It comes from the Eocene Phosphates of the Khouribga Plateau, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 50 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £3. Quote Ref No. FAF 207

Albula oweni Fish Tooth Eocene


Albula oweni. An absolutely gorgeous tooth with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size at 5mm in height.  It comes from the Eocene Phosphates of the Khouribga Plateau, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 50 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £3. Quote Ref No. FAF 208

Eutrichiurides Fish Tooth Eocene


Eutrichiurides termieri. An absolutely gorgeous tooth with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size at 8mm in height.  It comes from the Eocene Phosphates of the Khouribga Plateau, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 50 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £3. Quote Ref No. FAF 209

Phaccodus puntatus Tooth Palate Cretaceous


Phaccodus puntatus. Var africannus. An absolutely gorgeous teeth set and of nice size. It is well positioned on matrix. The set of 19 teeth measures 52 x 22mm across on matrix that is 92 x 63 x 15mm. It comes from the Maastrichtian Stage Continental Phosphates, Cretaceous of Oued Zen, Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 70 million years old. This fish was swimming the seas at the same time that T-Rex was master of the land. An excellent display piece. Priced at £24. Quote Ref No. FAF 199

Ceratodus Lungfish Dental Plate Cretaceous


Ceratodus sp. This is from a lung fish. The tooth is quite lovely. It has great detail and fantastic colouration on the enamel, being 43mm or almost 1 3/4 inches across. It is Middle Cretaceous age circa 100 million years old and comes from the Continental Sandstone Deposits of the Kem Kem Basin, South of Taouz, Morocco, Africa. The discoloration seen is due to natural life wear. Supplied labelled and in an attractive display box. Priced at £29. Quote Ref No. FAF 186

Pteronisculus cicatrosus Triassic Madagascar


Pteronisculus cicatrosus. An absolutely gorgeous RARE little fish in nodule and of nice size. It measures 44 x 27mm across and comes from the Lower Triassic of Ambilobe, Madagascar and dates circa 230 million years old. An excellent study piece. Supplied with label and in an attractive display box. Priced at £24. Quote Ref No. FAF 130

Eodiaphydus granulosus Palate Cretaceous


Eodiaphydus granulosus. An absolutely gorgeous 3D tooth set with perfect shiny enamel and of large size. The palate measures 97 x 75mm across and has some residual matrix still attached. It comes from the Maastrichtian age Phosphate Deposits, Upper Cretaceous of Ouled Abdoun, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 70 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £28. Quote Ref No. FAF 128

Phyllodus toliapicus Tooth Plate Eocene


Phyllodus toliapicus. An absolutely gorgeous tooth set with perfect shiny enamel and of nice size.  The set of approx. 12 teeth measures 15mm in height as seen. It comes from the Eocene Continental Sandstones of the Khouribga Plateau, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 50 million years old. An excellent display piece. Priced at £4. Quote Ref No. FAF 122

RARE 3D Elopomorph Cretaceous


Unidentified species. This is the only one on sale anywhere in the world. On death, the gastric gases of this fish built up pressure and exploded releasing internal oils which coated the entire body. This in turn caused a catalytic action which fascilitated a phosphatic nodule to rapidly form around the fish which protected it from crushing during fossilization. This 200mm or 8 inch long fish is preserved 3-dimensionally with 50% exposure. A pectoral fin can be seen projecting at 90 degrees to the body. There is no repair or restoration on this wonderful specimen. Preppared in the UK by Chris Traxon. It reveals a beautifully well preserved head as seen, with the rest of the fish including its dorsal fin still in matrix. It is free standing, making a great display and would grace any serious collection. It has gorgeous fin and scale detail and teeth are visible in the jaw. It is Turonian Age, Upper Cretaceous circa 85 million years old and comes from near Erfoud, Morocco, North Africa. 3 views are shown. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE MUCH MORE COMMON 3D FISH FROM BRAZIL. Priced at £295. Quote ref No. FAF 080  

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Neoceratodus Lung Fish Cretaceous


Neoceratodus sp. This is from a lung fish. The tooth is quite lovely. It has great detail and fantastic colouration on the enamel, being 30mm or 1 3/16 inches across. It is Upper Cretaceous age circa 70 million years old and comes from the Continental Sandstone Deposits of the Kem Kem Basin, South of Taouz, Morocco, Africa. Supplied labelled and in an attractive display box. Priced at £15. Quote Ref No. FAF 083

Enchodus libycus Jaw Cretaceous


Enchodus libycus. An absolutely gorgeous disarticulated jaw section of exceptional size. It is a distant relative of the salmon family but in life, this beastie must have measured some 8ft in length. Prepared by myself and well positioned on matrix. The jaw measures a whacking 220mm or 8 1/2 inches in length and has 5 clearly visible teeth. There may be others still inside the matrix. It comes from the Maastrichtian Stage Continental Sandstones, Cretaceous of Benguerir, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa and dates circa 65 million years old. This fish was swimming the seas at the same time that T-Rex was master of the land. An excellent display piece. 3 views are shown. Priced at £33. Quote Ref No. FAF 020

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