I. Desori 1.49"

I. Desori 1.49"Nice size Isurus desori tooth from South Carolina, with black, well preserved enamel. great specimen. No repair or restoration. Isurus desori, an extinct shortfin mako shark from the Eocene epoch (5633. 9 million years ago), was a fast swimming predator related to modern makos and great whites. Its fossils have been found worldwide, including Europe, North Africa, North America, and Asia, indicating a widespread marine habitat. Reaching 10 to 15 feet

Carcharodontosaurus – Giant land predator with massive

serrated teeth

Ernst's legacy is not just in the fossils he discovered but also in his promotion of the field of paleontology and the preservation of this remarkable site

with less known about its habits and range

There is a small nick on the curve where it meets the matrix

Why Venice

almost tumbled appearance

The Widmanstätten pattern seen in this meteorite is a natural arrangement of nickel-iron crystals formed over millions of years as the metal slowly cooled—something that can’t be replicated on Earth

and adapted to their environment

a Triceratops fossil is a tangible piece of a horned titan that once dominated Late Cretaceous floodplains—backed by one of the most advanced plant-processing systems ever evolved by a dinosaur

crocodile-like reptiles

have offered clues about its hunting and feeding strategies