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Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications

This forum is devoted to illuminating the pitfalls to be avoided when considering the purchase of fossils. 

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  1. Pseudofossils, Pareidolia, And Other Rorschachery 1 2 3 4 11

    By Pilobolus,   
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  2. Guide to reporting fake fossils on our favorite auction site 1 2

    By -Andy-,   
    • 30 replies
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  3. Examples of Commonly Faked Dino Eggs 1 2 3 4 6

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 125 replies
    • 22.1k views

  4. NEW MEMBERS PLEASE READ - Guidelines For Posting In This Forum: Please Read!

    By Auspex,   
    • 4 replies
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  5. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

    By Oxytropidoceras,
    • 3 replies
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  6. I purchased a andolousiana trilobite and am worried it may be fake

    By conkylken,   
    • 14 replies
    • 178 views

  7. As you see? Any red flags?

    By Paleorunner,   
    • 10 replies
    • 254 views

  8. Plesiosaur tooth Asfla Goulmima Morocco

    By Jurassicz,   
    • 7 replies
    • 219 views

  9. Sauropod teeth Kem Kem Beds, Morocco

    By Jurassicz,   
    • 8 replies
    • 129 views

  10. Cow shark from Morocco

    By Jurassicz,   
    • 8 replies
    • 122 views

  11. Hatched egg with baby/embryonic remains?

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 5 replies
    • 166 views

  12. New Discosauriscus 1 2 3

    By RobFallen,   
    • 54 replies
    • 1.2k views

  13. Is this Ceratarges ziregensis Viersen real?

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 8 replies
    • 199 views

  14. Moroccan trilobites

    By Nipponites,   
    • 4 replies
    • 167 views

  15. What is this?

    By TheDinosaurKing,   
    • 10 replies
    • 303 views

  16. Dolphin teeth Caldera, Chile

    By Jurassicz,   
    • 5 replies
    • 190 views

  17. Lepidotes Fish in Kem Kem? 1 2

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 26 replies
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  18. Moroccan trilobite.

    By Anders Jonasson,   
    • 6 replies
    • 160 views

  19. Yet another Mosasaur jaw

    By snolly50,   
    • 10 replies
    • 267 views

  20. Real raptor eggs?

    By Doda131,   
    • 8 replies
    • 259 views

  21. Fake dinosaur eggs

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 12 replies
    • 808 views

  22. Megalodon real/restored or fake?

    By eXistenZ,   
    • 15 replies
    • 525 views

  23. Pterosaur bone (Khouribga, Morocco)

    By Jurassicz,   
    • 9 replies
    • 227 views

  24. Is this a real fish fossil?

    By eXistenZ,   
    • 6 replies
    • 162 views

  25. Real Crinoid?

    By RobFallen,   
    • 3 replies
    • 106 views
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