Rocks for kids, educational and fun ideas for kids of all ages. Books, rock kits, and activities for kids. Stones, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, and geodes that kids can open themselves! Great ideas about rocks for kids in classroom and home school environments. Educational rock sets of volcanic rocks, rock classification, and rock hardness scale. Secure ordering and world-wide shipping.
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FOSSILS, PETRIFIED WOOD, AMBER

#FS-5 Trilobyte specimen, known as a "mud trilobyte". Flexicalymene, Devonian, 350+ million years old. Found in Morooco. Approximately 1.5" long. $9 each

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#FS-121 Small Fish Fossil, from the Cretaceous Period, found in Brazil. Entire specimen piece is about 1.75" - 2" long. $5 each

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#FS-155 Otodus Obliquus Shark Tooth, found in Khouribga, Morocco. Paleocene to Eocene (60 to 45 million years ago.) Once a fierce predator of the ocean, an ancestor to today's great white shark. A pprox. 2 " long. $12 each

 


#FS-67 Dinosaur Eggshell fragments. You will receive a specimen from either Saltasaurus or Titanosaurus. Late Cretaceous Period, about 83 to 79 million years ago. Pieces are about 1.5" long. $6 each

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#FS-86 Fossilized Turtle Shell fragments from the USA, Oligocene era (approx. 35 million years old.) Sizes and shapes vary, approx. 1.25" - 1.5" long. $5 each

 


#FS-83 Fossilized Bone of the Oreodon, an extinct mammal from the USA, Oligocene era (approx. 35 million years old.) Bone fragments approx. .75" - 1.5" long. $5 each

 


#FS-131 Brachiopod Fossil, from the Devonian Period
Mucrospirifer Thedfordensis. Specimens are rom Canada or China. About 1.25" - 1.5" long. $5 each

 


#FS-144 Ammonites from Hyuancayo, Peru. Asteroceros Obtusum. Early Jurassic Period. From the Cretaceous Period. Nice form, black in color. Approx. 1" - 1.25" in size. $12 each

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#FS-130c Small Ammonites from Madagascar. Each Ammonite has been cut in half and polished, and sold as a matched pair. Color and appearance will vary slightly - each is unique. Approx. .85" - 1" in size. $9 each

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AMBER WITH BUGS!
Copal Amber material from Colombia, South America. Each piece is gauranteed to have an insect inside. Shape and color varies.


#KD-12a. Colombian Copal Amber, with insect inclusions. Approx. 1.25" - 2.25" in size. $16 each

 


#KD-12b. Colombian Copal Amber, with insect inclusions. Approx. .6 - 1" in size. $12 each

 


WOOLLY MAMMOTH BONE
Pleistocene Age
Woolly Mammoth Bones recovered from the bottom of the North Sea, between England and the European continent. The bones come from a depth of 65-165 feet where they were deposited during the last ice age. The Mammoth remains are approximately 11,000-110,000 years old. This area was once exposed when the sea level was lower, and was an area of plains, rivers, and lakes. These Mammoth bones are recovered by fishermen as their nets scrape the bottom of the North Sea.

#FS-62 Genuine Mammoth Bone with informational booklet. Bone is approx. 3.5" - 4.5" long. $16

 


#FS-84 Genuine Mammoth Bone, from the Pleistocene Age, found in the North Sea. Approx. 3" - 5" long. $14 each

 


#T-PW2 Large Tumbled Petrified Wood, oversize, approx. 1.5" - 2.5" long and nice quality. 2-pack for $5

 


#T-PW Tumbled Petrified Wood, approx. 1" long. $1 each

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#FS-99 Small Petrified Wood specimen, approx. 1.5" long. $1.50 each

 


#T-TU Tumbled Turitella Fossil. Fossilized shells in matrix. Approx. 1.25" - 1.75" long. $2 each

 



COPROLITE - GENUINE DINOSAUR POOP
No rock collection is complete without a Coprolite! Coprolite is fossilized dinosaur poop! Our specimens are from the American Southwest and are Jurassic Age (+140 million years old). Most of the coprolite are from Sauropods which were dinosaurs that were large, walked on four legs, and had a very long neck and tail. They were the largest of the dinosaurs. Some Sauropods were: Apatosaurus, Barosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Diplodocus, to name just a few. These are large sized tumbled coprolite, approximately 2 " long, weighing up to 1/2 pound each.
#FS-164 Large Tumbled Coprolite $10.00 each

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#FS-85 Tumbled Coprolite, approx. 1.5" long. $3 each

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BOOKS ABOUT FOSSILS


Eyewitness Books: Fossil
by Dr. Paul D. Taylor, hard cover, 64 pages.
#BK-28 $15.99 
An original and exciting new look at fossils - the remains of long-vanished animals and plants. Stunning real-life photos of the spectacular remains of ancient lives offer a unique eyewitness view of what fossils are, how they were formed, and how they lived millions of years ago. Readers ages 9 through adult will enjoy this book in the Eyewitness series.

 

DK Readers: Dinosaur Detectives
by DK Publishing, written by Peter Chrisp, soft cover, 48 pages
#BK-105 $3.99
Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in this series of books geared toward developing both reading skills and knowledge. Read stories of the first fossil hunters up to the present technological advances in science. Recommended for readers age 9-12.

 

DK Readers: Dinosaurs! Battle of the Bones
by DK Publishing, written by Sharon Siamon, soft cover, 48 pages
#BK-106 $3.99
Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in this series of books geared toward developing both reading skills and knowledge. Read the fascinating story of the colorful characters who discovered Dinosaur Valley, and find out who won the battle of the bones.
Recommended for readers age 9-12.

 

Rocks & Fossils
An Usborne Guide, by Martyn Bramwell, soft cover, 31 pages.
#BK-92 $6.99
This fascinating book is an excellent introduction to the world of rocks and fossils. With detailed diagrams and illustrations, it explains many of the geological processes which have formed different rocks, minerals, and fossils.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.

 


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