Welcome to the online showroom of PALEO DIRECT FOSSILS.  As an international leader in paleontological suppliers, Paleo Direct takes great pride in providing a truly broad diversity of fossils for sale of CONSISTENTLY better quality than usually found elsewhere with every purchase backed by an unconditional lifetime written guarantee of authenticity.

Professional educators, museum curators and discriminating fossil collectors from around the world have found our collection of fossils and primitive man artifacts to be without equal in both diversity and quality.  We think you will too.  Our highly informative website presents each and every fossil with a wealth of information and full disclosure specific to each specimen.  Compare this with others who either, avoid relevant specimen descriptions of what is being offered or, provide generic lofty scientific rantings intending to impress you with their "knowledge" while cleverly avoiding specific information about the specimen's degree of restoration or fabrication.  It is vital for you to know details about the specific specimen you are considering in order for you to make the most informed decision in pursuit of building a collection of ONLY AUTHENTIC and accurately identified specimens of fine quality.

Many of the fossil specimens we sell are not commercially available through any other venue.  This is due to a unique combination of our extensive field collecting and preparation efforts coupled with exclusive partnerships of many important world sources.  The staff at Paleo Direct consists of an association of U.S. and international partners, all of which spend considerable time each year in the field prospecting, collecting and preparing fossils. 

We are an American company conducting year-round operations in the U.S. and abroad but with our headquarters and showroom here in Orlando, Florida.  Every specimen we offer is wholly owned by us (we do not broker fossils for others) and available for personal inspection by appointment in our showroom in Florida.

We operate fossil preparation facilities both in the United States and in Europe with our primary U.S. preparation facility consisting of a 750 square foot paleontological preparation laboratory fully outfitted with the latest equipment for specimen conservation and preparation.  The majority of fossil specimens we sell were prepared in our own facilities by our staff.  This is extremely important as it allows us accurate and direct knowledge of every item we offer with respect to its method of preparation as well as specific details of repair and restoration. Sadly, this cannot be said for most fossil dealers.  Such first-hand knowledge is vital for honest and accurate representation of what is being sold.

As a full-time occupation for all the owners and employees of Paleo Direct, Inc., we believe these lifelong efforts show in both WHAT we offer and HOW we present it.  Addressing issues such as RESTORATION, REPAIR or FAKES, we STRONGLY encourage and support customer awareness and education, vitally needed by YOU, to combat the ignorance and fraud that INCREASINGLY plagues the commercial fossil market.

If this is your first time visiting our online gallery, WELCOME!  We remain one of largest and most diversified professional paleontological suppliers of rare and premium quality fossil specimens backed by honesty, knowledge and extensive experience that thousands of clients around the world have come to rely on.  The majority of specimens we offer are true museum grade and would be considered valuable additions to public or private collections of the highest level.

If you are new to fossil collecting or wish to learn more about fossils and the commercial fossil market, please spend some time reading the invaluable information provided in the section titled INFORMATION.

For the advanced collector, we promise you will never grow tired of admiring the highly unusual array and supreme quality of only genuine fossil specimens we continually deliver to the public market.  We specialize in large, unique and very rare items that would accent any exhibition, interior or collection with an unforgettable presence! 

For the interior designer that has the foresight and eye for being on the "cutting edge", we can provide unbelievable specimens for your most daring and discriminating clientele.  Interior designers take note:  these remnants of prehistory are far more unique and fascinating in comparison to the clichéd overuse of man-made art, either modern or ancient, in interior design.

Each year we travel the globe to oversee several of our private collecting and preparation operations abroad as well as manage and coordinate multiple international shipments of many uncommon and exotic specimens to their final destination here in the U.S..  Much of what these operations yield for us are unique and very high quality fossils that would not be of the type or caliber typically found in the public market - show, auction or otherwise. 

This website spans many thousands of pages and yet, does not even represent 5% of what we currently have in stock!  If you are looking for a certain specimen that you do not see listed, please contact us as we always have a large number of fossils not yet listed and / or in various states of preparation.

New specimens are continually being added to this website, many selling within rapid order of being listed.  Because of this, we do not publish a printed catalog since much of it would be outdated before it could even be delivered.  We also do not do shows as we feel the best way to showcase these rare specimens is here online which is most secure and available around the clock, 7 days a week for all the world to see in a convenient and peaceful setting.  Our specimens are exclusively made available only through this online venue or by personal inspection at our gallery here in Florida.  

The best way to be FIRST notified of when new specimens are listed for sale is to subscribe to our email update list which can be done by clicking here.

OUR UNCONDITIONAL FOSSIL / ARTIFACT GUARANTEE

ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC AND AS DESCRIBED FOREVER

AND INCLUDE A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

EVERY PURCHASE is accompanied by a CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY / DATA SHEET describing the nature of the specimen.  We believe everyone is important and honesty is the ONLY policy.  We are a full-time professional establishment committed to providing you the finest buying experience.

With so many "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" dealers offering a sheer multitude of HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE, MISIDENTIFIED AND FAKE FOSSILS AND ARTIFACTS (ESPECIALLY ON EBAY AUCTIONS) it is vital for you to know we take our business and this commitment seriously.  We have been and will continue to be in business for many years to come.  We realize our reputation is our primary asset!  

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