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10/26/2026

Meet pumpkin the mosasaur, pumpkin has a vey well preserved skeleton just missing part of the tail and one of the back paddles. I believe he is a Platecarpus, however the concretion layer that I attribute to his exceptional preservation makes it hard to properly identify in the field.

10/24/2026

Some very unique fossils I discovered in the last few days
These are the gladius or Pen fossils of giant Cretaceous squids.
I discovered these fossils while out prospecting with iDigRox2 and Tucker Rossi
I’m am no quad expert I if anyone has any insight into the species I’d be very interested to hear your thoughts.

10/21/2026

Another day on the Pierre shale searching for marine fossils
Some spectacular specimens were located.
The second to last photo doesn’t look like much but it’s something very special. Can you guess what it is?

10/19/2026

A perfect little side quest during a long day of hunting for Cretaceous marine fossils
Found this beautiful agate and a Native American campsite. I think they were camped at this spot searching for tool making materials.

10/16/2026

Some new candies fresh off the wheel.
I’m currently out on a fossil hunting trip
Please message Loren & Meave
For any questions about this material

10/10/2026

Meet Petrie!
Petrie is one of the most complete pteranodon longicepts skeletons from the Pierre shale formation.
Pteranodons were bizarre flying reptiles that dominated the skys during the age of the dinosaurs.
The skull here has nothing to do with this skeleton it’s just a visual placeholder. This specimen unfortunately didn’t have a skull.
Paleo art by Gabriel U illustrations

10/07/2026

The Arkenstone suite
Over 200cts of world class black opal.

10/05/2026

Just finished up this spectacular little parcel of gems.
Mostly black opals with a few choice dark crystals opals.
These will be available very soon.

10/04/2026

The moment of discovery.
One of the most beautiful T- Rex teeth I’ve had the Honnor of finding.
This incredible fossil was discovered in South Dakota by Wes Benson and I

09/30/2026

T-Rex and nanotyrannus dinosaur teeth from the hell creek formation of South Dakota
These are all personal finds
If you have any questions about fossils feel free to shoot me a dm

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