A dinosaur is a perfect gift for anyone! (because why would you be friends with someone who doesn’t like dinosaurs?) When you're shopping for a dinosaur lover, you've got a lot of options, but nothing is cooler than being able to give them a fossil of the real thing.

Here is a list of 11 of our favorite dino fossil specimens, from the creatures themselves, to the world they inhabited. Start your dinosaur exploration for the perfect gift for the amateur paleontologist in your life!

With this guide, you’ll be sure to find the gift you’re looking for, from a fossil cross-section of a sauropod, to a 3-in-1 pocket fossil collection, to an incredible Tyrannosaurus bone necklace. Whether it’s for friends or family (or if you’re treating yourself 😉) you can’t go wrong with a fossil from the Age of Dinosaurs.

The Spinosaurus was an adept hunter, prowling land and waterways alike. You wouldn't want to come across this beast in the wild, with its elongated snout lined with dozens of conical teeth ready to crush its prey.

This specimen is one of these teeth, a pocket-sized fossil from a prehistoric Spinosaurus!

The Super Spinosaurus Pocket Fossil is a display box that contains a small, ~1/2"-1" fossil tooth, a folding informational card about the Spinosaurus, authenticity details, and a beautiful illustration of the prehistoric creature!

We wanted to put the most bang for your buck into this specimen. It's an all-in-one package that makes a great gift for kids, students, office parties, or just about anyone who loves learning about dinosaurs!

Plus, check out the Mini Mesozoic Monsters bundle for a pocket Mosasaur and Tyrannosaurus specimen too!

Before they could grow up to be enormous, earth-shaking creatures, dinosaurs hatched out of simple eggs like these specimens. These eggshells were laid by a Hypselosaurus; they started small, but after reaching maturity these sauropods topped out at 12 m (40 ft). A dino eggshell is a great gift that shows the origins of these massive creatures.

Measuring 40ft (12m) in length and weighing upwards of 14 tons, Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest and most powerful terrestrial predators in history.

This specimen is a fragment of Tyrannosaurus rex bone, recovered on private land in South Dakota from the Hell Creek Formation.

Atlasaurus was a massive sauropod that could shake the earth it walked upon under its weight of 15 tons. This is a beautifully polished cross-section fossil from the giant dinosaur, exposing the incredible interior pattern of its bone. Each fossil comes with a clear acrylic stand, making it the perfect gift for someone who wants to show off their piece.

Even larger Spinosaurus tooth fossils are available in the Mini Museum shop! This is a great specimen from a truly unique dinosaur.

It wasn’t just dinosaur bones that got fossilized! This specimen is the remains of dino dung left over from a sauropod. Just remember, it’s a rock now, and a beautiful brick-hued one at that. This is the perfect gift for someone who already has plenty of dinosaur bone fossils and is looking for something a little different.

What is there to be said about Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of the dinosaurs? With teeth that topped out at a foot long, a deadly bite force, and acute binocular vision, these theropods ruled over the Age of Dinosaurs. This is a great gift for anyone that loves this tyrant king!

You’re not going to be cloning any dinosaurs with it, but these beautiful amber pieces have insect specimens preserved inside, petrified creatures that lived 65 million years ago!⁠ These pieces perfectly preserve an integral part of the Cretaceous ecosystem, a snapshot of the Age of Dinosaurs preserved in honey-colored rock. This piece is the perfect gift for someone who wants a direct link to the prehistoric past!

A breathtaking collection, Age of Dinosaurs is paced across one hundred and eighty-five million years, with animals, plants, and continents alike set in motion, adrift in a world sea!

The 32 Specimen (LARGE) Age of Dinosaurs Edition of the Mini Museum measures approximately 5" tall x 4" wide x 1" thick and contains 32 different specimens.

You can read more about each of these amazing items on our special page for Age of Dinosaurs.

Are you looking for something a little bigger, the final piece to top off a beautiful collection? Then check out our showcase items. These large pieces are perfect gifts, from Mosasaur teeth still embedded in their rock matrix, to beautfiul polished Ammonites.

Already got your fill of earthbound specimens? Looking for something out of this world? Check out our space gifts guides to find meteorites, NASA material, and much more!