Fossils

In 2009, Ruck's Pit was producing fabulous fossil clam specimens with an unusual twist: they had gol.....

The combination of bright golden calcite crystals that gleam in the light with a million year old fo.....

From Madagascar comes this amazing fossil oyster, of the species Rastellum carinatum. The unusual ri.....

You will love the flashy color on this brilliantly luminous specimen of ammolite, a varietal name fo.....

Here is a fossil leaf from a Populas willmattae, an ancient relative of today's poplar tree. The lea.....

The detail on this fossilized leaf is very good – you can clearly see the main and side ribs, and ev.....

Here is a fossil leaf from a Populas willmattae, an ancient relative of today's poplar tree. The lea.....

This is an excellent specimen of a fossil ulmaceae leaf, Cedrelospermum nervosum, from Utah's Green .....

Here is a breathtaking polished specimen of copal amber which comes from the world-famous amber digg.....

This is an excellent specimen of a fossil sumac leaf, Rhus nigricans, from Utah's Green River Format.....

Here is a beautifully polished specimen of ammonite, a coiled shell mollusk that lived about 100 mil.....

There are 3 winged insects (they look like winged ants) that were trapped inside this piece of amber.....

Coprolite is fossilized dinosaur poop, a trace fossil from dinosaurs that roamed what is now Madagas.....

Here is a stalactite specimen of glowing, golden yellow copal amber, with several insects trapped in.....

This is a very good specimen of a fossil leaf, Aleophylus flexifolia, from Utah's Green River Format.....

This is an exceptionally detailed, large FOSSIL AMMONITE specimen taken out of a mine in Madagascar......

This is an excellent specimen of a fossil leaf, Gymnocladus hesperia (a Fagaceae), from Utah's Green.....

This coprolite probably came from a duck-billed dinosaur, a herbivore that lived in Madagascar about.....

Coprolite, a trace fossil, is fossilized dinosaur dung. This fossil coprolite probably came from a d.....

Copal amber stalactites like this one from Madagascar are a delight, especially to fossil lovers. Th.....