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Find, Sort, and Identify Over 100 Pcs -- 20 Different Types of Fossils
Spread the fossil mix onto a flat surface and let the fossil hunt begin! Sort the fossils and group into the different fossil types.
Match the Specimens to the Fossil ID Cards
Learn interesting facts about each type of fossil. Did you know that most sharks will lose (and replace) 35,000 teeth each year? The detailed drawings help you imagine what the animals looked like when they lived on Earth millions of years ago!
Date your Fossils with the Geological Time Scale
Newly designed geological time scale illustrates the fascinating story of evolution! See if you can find each fossil type on the chart.
Hazel
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
This was a good variety of fossils for the most part... a few special ones and a few that are too small to be identified. The star crinoids were the favorites for us. Never found any to be "dinosaur bones"... Expect about half of the fossils to be shark teeth. My kids joke that maybe we can give shark teeth away to anyone who comes to our house 🤪
Cathy McElhaney
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
I bought this as a Christmas gift for my son. Shipping was fast and he loved it. Everything was as advertised and high quality. There was a great variety to explore. I highly recommend this seller.
Jim E Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
We returned this item . It was intended as a gift for our 8 year old Grandson. My husband did not feel it was a good value . Our Grandson already has a collection he has found , it seemed kinda rinky dink to us . Maybe for a younger child ? It was packaged nicely . Shipped quickly.
Andrea Andrews
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2024
My son and his friends had a great time with this at his party. The kit was great quality, as-advertized.
Natalie Wright
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2024
I bought this fossil set for my son’s 6th birthday party, planning to give each kid some fossils and let them try to identify them (with my help) and then take them home as party favors. The set is exactly as advertised. There are several more exciting fossils in the set, including a very nice ammonite, piece of petrified wood, coprolite, some good condition medium-sized shark teeth, a piece of dinosaur bone, and a snake vertebra. And then there are tons of small shark teeth, crinoids, gastropods, clams, skate teeth, and corals. The educational materials with the set are fantastic. The pictures make identifying the fossils easy, and they provide good information about broader groups of animals represented, but also where these particular fossils came from and what specific species or genera were represented.Before the party I sorted through the set and made a bag for each kid, to ensure that everyone got at least one “wow” sort of fossil, several shark teeth, a clam, etc. Then I had the kids go through their bags and taught them about what they had. The kids (ages 3-10, but mostly 5-6) LOVED it. They were excited about all the fossils. The coprolite was especially beloved once I defined the word for them (poop. It’s fossilized poop. 5-6 year old boys found this hilarious and amazing). Needless to say, this fossil kit made my son’s birthday party one all his friends will be talking about for a while. It’s perfect as a party activity/favors for about 10 kids. If you have more kids, you might want 2 kits so everyone gets enough fossils.The kit would also be great as a family educational activity or homeschool lesson.
Candace Ann
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2024
I bought this for my daughter’s teacher to use as a hands on teaching tool in class. The kids loved it and this kit came with so much!
M. Claire
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024
This is awesome! My oldest son loves fossils and rocks, and he was absolutely enthralled by this activity. He sat at our kitchen table for more than an hour straight, sorting all of the fossils. He was also just in awe when he opened the box and realized he had a whole bag with hundreds of real fossils to sort and learn about. We love the ID cards and chart that came with the package, and we absolutely loved looking at all the different fossils. We have a fossil soup rock from Lake Michigan with a ton of crinoid fossils, so he was especially excited to see those included in the kit. Very cool gift for curious kids. My son is almost 7 and in first grade. My middle kid is almost 5, and he liked helping but definitely wouldn’t be able to do this independently like his brother did. Highly recommend. I can’t wait to see what else this small business has to offer!
Rosi
Reviewed in Brazil on October 26, 2024
Dei de presente para o neto, ele fez bastante pesquisas.
Enrico
Reviewed in Italy on May 15, 2020
Regalato al mio bimbo di 10 anni per il suo compleanno. Regalo ovviamente inaspettato e apprezzatissimo. Si è appassionato e ora sta leggendo un libro sui fossili. La confezione è arrivata rapidamente. Tutti i fogli sono in inglese ma sono accompagnati da immagini, così è molto semplice dividere e classificare la maggior parte dei fossili.Ho cercato altri articoli del genere ma non si trovano allo stesso prezzo e con le stesse quantità di fossili.
Jacqui
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2020
My daughter is in year 3, and they are studying rocks and fossils at the moment. We had to isolate for a couple of weeks and I wanted a fun activity, that would also support her school work. After much searching I chose this, and I'm very glad that I did.The variety of fossils contained in the box is large, and the supporting documents are nicely laid out.My daughter was able to independently use the chart to help her identity each fossil, and put it in its bag. Each bag/type of fossil also has a little info card, giving more detail and picture, plus a line drawing of what the creatures would have looked like while alive.We haven't even started looking at the chronological sequence chart yet .So much joy for both me and my daughter, and she has taken it into school to spread joy there as well 😁
I.N.
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2020
Bought this for my 10yr old daughter for Christmas and she loved it! I was also very impressed with the selection that was included in the kit and thought it was super fascinating. I had purchased a few of the Rocks and Minerals sorting kits from Dancing Bear which were also great, but this was the first Fossil one we bought. These sorting activity kits are a lot of fun, a great learning activity and a great collection starter all in one. The sorting allows you to really look at the fossil and identify rather than the presorted kits that are commonly found in the market. There was so much included in this kit. Obviously, some of the rarer pieces there were only one-offs, but I believe this is an amazing value... not just for the "stuff", but the activity and educational value as well. Loved this kit... Very impressed!!
Joel M. Erickson
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
Edit to add: it's been about 5 years and my kids still love this set. We are doing a major clear out at our house right now, and this is one of the few homeschool activities that we've had for this long that they chose to keep.Original review: What an experience! We are a homeschooling family and followed another reviewer's advice, hiding the fossils in a shallow tub of sand so that the kids, 4 and 6, could "excavate" the hundred plus fossils. It took several hours over two days and was greatly enjoyed by both of them. Product was exactly as described. The cards and included pamphlets are extremely well written and informative. My kids and I are definitely geeking out. In fact, sorting these fossils helped us know some things to look for in addition to shark teeth when we went on our own fossil hunting trip.There are of course more of the less expensive, more plentiful fossils such as shark teeth, and only one each of the 3 rarest fossil types. There are enough specimen bags included for each type of fossil and the matching cards will fit inside with the fossils. We chose to display ours in a plastic case with dividers for easier access (acquired at harbor freight). It is an excellent value and a well designed kit. The packaging is not necessarily aesthetically delightful, but very very functional.
Clyde
Reviewed in France on December 25, 2019
Très bien, instructif, plaisant à trier et à découvrir! Cela fait le plaisir des petits et des grands.
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