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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. Guide to reporting fake fossils on our favorite auction site

    By -Andy-,   
    • 20 replies
    • 2,643 views

  2. Examples of Commonly Faked Dino Eggs

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 102 replies
    • 7,009 views

  3. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

    By Oxytropidoceras,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,653 views

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

    By Auspex,   
    • 3 replies
    • 2,127 views

  5. Is this real?

    By Brellik1019,   
    • 2 replies
    • 9 views

  6. Real or fake Keichousaurus

    By clotarius,   
    • 12 replies
    • 132 views

  7. Is this fossil legit?

    By Sauroniops,   
    • 26 replies
    • 355 views

  8. Is this Megalodon Tooth fake?

    By BluDevil,   
    • 8 replies
    • 199 views

  9. Is it a fossil ?

    By Js2001,   
    • 12 replies
    • 223 views

  10. Fake Agate?

    By Mykkhul97,   
    • 15 replies
    • 267 views

  11. Authentic Moroccan Trilo?

    By Max-fossils,   
    • 7 replies
    • 140 views

  12. Dinosaur Eggs, Genuine or Not?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 44 replies
    • 542 views

  13. Red Flag on Kem Kem Dinosaur Material

    By Troodon,   
    • 41 replies
    • 1,691 views

  14. Real dino egg?

    By indominus rex,   
    • 8 replies
    • 125 views

  15. Is it a real Spinosaurid tooth with root?

    By Wowbnjijdat,   
    • 10 replies
    • 159 views

  16. Triceratops teeth - Real or Fake?

    By FossilsandScience,   
    • 8 replies
    • 246 views

  17. Are these likely authentic - New to the "sport"

    By SESPrez,   
    • 11 replies
    • 267 views

  18. Timurlengia euotica tooth

    By DatFossilBoy,   
    • 15 replies
    • 180 views

  19. Moroccan trilobite pair

    By Max-fossils,   
    • 32 replies
    • 351 views

  20. More ludicrous "Dinosaur eggs"

    By Aurelius,   
    • 3 replies
    • 188 views

  21. Red Flags With Kem Kem Pterosaur!

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 17 replies
    • 498 views

  22. Keichosaurus fossil - real or fake?

    By Squirrelman91,   
    • 18 replies
    • 332 views

  23. Two websites selling the same fossil?

    By W. Harvey,   
    • 10 replies
    • 255 views

  24. cave bear paw

    By Kittenmittens,   
    • 8 replies
    • 142 views

  25. Coral Fossils

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 170 views
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