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Dinosaur directory
Species linked to period, formation, fossil types, educational price context, and collecting status — so you know what to demand before you bid.
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Species guides connecting taxonomy, formation context, and marketplace history for every dinosaur that trades on Jurassic Depot.
Educational only. Price bands are market context for common specimen grades — not appraisals or investment advice. Legal status summarizes typical pathways; a specific fossil still needs land-type and export paperwork. Sample photos illustrate atmosphere, not a live lot for sale.
Showing 12 of 12 · Price bands are educational market context, not appraisals.
Sample photoTyrannosaurus rex
Icon of the Hell Creek fauna. Commercial trade is almost entirely isolated teeth and partial elements from private ranches — not federal land.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 68–66 myaFormation: Hell CreekFossils: Teeth, bones, clawsTeeth often ~$1.5k–$50k+; skeletons museum / record territoryU.S. private land + docs
Sample photoTriceratops
Most abundant large Hell Creek dinosaur in the commercial bone trade. Horn cores and frill sections are common; full skulls are rare and expensive.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 68–66 myaFormation: Hell CreekFossils: Horns, frills, teeth, brow materialHorn / frill pieces vary widely; large mounts are high six–seven figuresU.S. private land + docs
Sample photoSpinosaurus
Kem Kem Group spinosaur teeth are a staple of the commercial Moroccan trade. Bone is rarer; teeth are abundant — and so are casts and composites.
Period: CretaceousAge: 99–93 myaFormation: Kem KemFossils: Teeth (conical, often unserrated), rare boneTeeth commonly tens to low thousands USD depending on size / qualityMorocco — export / origin docs
Sample photoVelociraptor
Gobi dromaeosaur famous from science and film. Mongolian paleontological heritage rules treat these fossils as state property — not private marketplace inventory.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 75–71 myaFormation: Djadokhta (Mongolia)Fossils: Claws, teeth, rare skeletonsNot a lawful commercial export pathBlocked — Mongolia patrimony
Sample photoAllosaurus
Apex Morrison Formation predator. Private-quarry and ranch material supplies the legitimate commercial market; federal Morrison exposures are not dig-to-sell sites.
Period: Late JurassicAge: 155–145 myaFormation: MorrisonFossils: Teeth, bones, skullsTeeth hundreds–thousands; skulls / mounts much higherU.S. private land + docs
Sample photoStegosaurus
Morrison icon. Commercial pieces are usually plates, spikes, or bone — not complete skeletons. Price “ranges” that quote auction records for mounts mislead tooth buyers.
Period: Late JurassicAge: 155–145 myaFormation: MorrisonFossils: Plates, spikes, bonesPlates / spikes vary; museum-grade mounts are extreme outliersU.S. private land + docs- Sample photo
Carcharodontosaurus
Large Kem Kem theropod with serrated, blade-like teeth — often confused with or mixed among other North African theropods in commercial trays.
Period: CretaceousAge: 99–94 myaFormation: Kem KemFossils: Teeth (serrated, blade-like)Teeth commonly ~$100–$2,000+ by size / qualityMorocco — export / origin docs - Sample photo
Edmontosaurus
Hadrosaur common in Hell Creek assemblages. Teeth are abundant educational specimens; skin and articulated material are a different market tier.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 73–66 myaFormation: Hell CreekFossils: Teeth, bones, rare skin impressionsTeeth inexpensive; bone and skin rarer / higherU.S. private land + docs - Sample photo
Protoceratops
Classic Gobi ceratopsian. Like Velociraptor, Mongolian law treats paleontological finds as state property — private commercial export is not a legitimate path.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 75–71 myaFormation: Djadokhta (Mongolia)Fossils: Skulls, skeletons (scientific / museum context)Not a lawful commercial export pathBlocked — Mongolia patrimony - Sample photo
Dilophosaurus
Early Jurassic theropod from the American Southwest. Far rarer in trade than Hell Creek or Kem Kem teeth — scarcity invites mislabels and casts.
Period: Early JurassicAge: ~193 myaFormation: Kayenta (U.S. Southwest)Fossils: Rare teeth / bone on private land when documentedScarce — verify every claim; movie fame ≠ market supplyU.S. private land + docs - Sample photo
Parasaurolophus
Tube-crested hadrosaur. Canadian provincial rules (especially Alberta) are far stricter than U.S. private-ranch Hell Creek norms — origin country matters.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 76–73 myaFormation: Dinosaur Park / related (N. America)Fossils: Crest fragments, teeth, boneCrest material scarce; teeth more approachable when documentedU.S./Canada land rules vary — docs required - Sample photo
Ankylosaurus
Armored Hell Creek dinosaur. Scutes and osteoderms appear more often than dramatic skulls. Same private-land rules as other Hell Creek taxa.
Period: Late CretaceousAge: 68–66 myaFormation: Hell CreekFossils: Osteoderms, rare boneOsteoderms / scutes when private-land documentedU.S. private land + docs
On Jurassic Depot
Dinosaur directoryFossil laws by countryMorocco fossil lawsProvenance guideCan you sell dinosaur bones?
Outside sources (educational)
Primary society and government pages — not Jurassic Depot. Open these when you need statute or agency language, not a marketplace summary.