Fossils

We have a selection of fossils from around the world. Many of them are from Morocco. They are exported under licence, which is overseen by their Museum.

Our fossils are worked in several ways. There are good examples of pieces for collectors. Some make fine sculptures for the house.

Ammonoids

We have several Ammonoids. The most well known are the Ammonites, predominantly from the Jurassic period, about 180 million years ago. We often have Goniatites, another type of Ammonoid, such as the ones shown here. These are usually of the Devonian Period, about 380 million years ago.

Orthoceros are often mistaken for Belemnites. However notice in these pictures the patterns running down some of them. These show that it had a segmented shell in the fashion of a straight Ammonoid.

Available mail order we have double orthoceros. These are about 3 to 5 inches across. The fossil is polished so that you can see the detail and the rock matrix is left rough. They are from the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, North Africa. The fossil is of a long shell which would have had tentacles and looked like a squid that swam about the seas approximately 380 million years ago.

Ammonites

These ammonites are from Whitby on the Yorkshire coast in England. They are about 180 million years old from the Jurassic period. Each specimen comes in two halves. A stone has been split in two. The positive half is the fossilised shell the negative half is the imprint it has left. Ours range from about 5.5cm (2") to about 8.5cm (3"). The larger ones do not split as well. so they are all priced the same.

Sorry none in stock right now.

These are Ammonites from the Cretaceous Period (about 100 million years ago). They were found in Madagascar and are polished. Polishing helps reduce further wearing and brings out the detail. They are about 2.5 to 3 inches across.

None in stock.

It is 13cm by 17cm and 3.5cm wide.
It weighs 1.025 kg
Price £65.00

Fossil Fish

This is a Cladocyclus.

It weighs in at about 6.5kg (14 lb) and is about 69cm (27 inches) long. It was found in Brazil in the Cerra Province and as about 110 million years old (Cretaceous).

Dinosaur Footprints

Here are some footprints from Utah, USA. Little dinosaurs ran about leaving these prints in the Cretaceous period (about 100 mill. years ago).

Shown here next to a 12 inch ruler.

Price £38.00

Iguanodon Tail Vertebrae

Yes, this is part of a true UK dinosaur. It is a piece of backbone about 6.5 inches high (16cm) over 5 inches (13cm) wide and nearly 4 inches (10cm) thick .

It is from Bexhill-on-Sea, near Hastings, Sussex, UK. There is was found in The Wealden Clays, The Wealden Strata, The Hastings Beds. This puts it in the Lower Cretaceous Period (About 130 Mill. years ago.)

Fossil Vertebrae

These are the vertebrae from the spine of a large sea animal such as an Ichthyosaur or Plesiosaur. These ones were found in Dorset. They were from the Upper Jurassic period. Each is about 7cm (3 inches) across

We have several Trilobites. Here are a Paralejurus and a Treveropyge. Calymene are very popular. While they are more fragile, they are more easily found and prepared, bringing their cost down.

Russian Ordovian Trilobite Asaphus Plautiny Volhovian Level Lower Ordovician Wolhow River St. Petersberg, Russia Approx. 480 Mill Years Old Price £90.00 each.

Large Trilobite (Paradoxides) Cambrian Period (Approx. 530 MYO) From Morocco (Ab, Sidi) Price £45.00 each. SOLD

Small Trillobite (Elrathia Kingii) Mid Cambrian Period Approx 540 Mill Years Old. Found - USA, Utah, Wheeler Formation. Price £4.00 each With these particular Elrathia Kingii trilobites, sent ones will probably not be the exact ones shown in the picture

Fossil Wood

Fossil 'Monkey Puzzle' wood (Araucarite). Polised on one face.

From Czech (Nova Paka)

Price £9.00 each

The Stromatolite is one of the oldest forms of life. It is Algae from the Pre-Cambrian era putting it at about 2 thousand million years old.

Here are some of our Spinosaurus teeth. We do hold dinosaur teeth and fossilised sharks teeth. Spinosaurus Teeth vary in quality from some with restoration to those with some root. They are about 2 inches long.
Mail order. Lesser Grade £10.00 each Higher Grade £14.00 each

Mosasaurs were fish-like with lizard-like long tales and were up to 3 meters long. They lived in the Cretaceous period about 90 million years ago. These Mosasaur teeth were found in a phosphate quarry in Morocco and are fossilised into phosphate.

These are a selection from the fossils that we have. Our stock varies and often we have new pieces. Call in for a look.