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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.  Please do not post links to websites, nor identify a seller in any way.  For our educational purposes, the sellers' identity is immaterial; this is all about the specimens.  Please read and follow the guidelines found in the Pinned topic below.

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  1. Guide to reporting fake fossils on our favorite auction site

    By -Andy-,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,580 views

  2. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

    By Oxytropidoceras,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,450 views

  3. Guidelines For Posting In This Forum: Please Read!

    By Auspex,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,498 views

  4. jade ammonite

    By grace-angel,   
    • 20 replies
    • 270 views

  5. Elrathria kingii-fake?

    By fossiling,   
    • 5 replies
    • 74 views

  6. Is this a fossil or just a rock?

    By Ami,   
    • 4 replies
    • 80 views

  7. Coelurus tooth?

    By msantix,   
    • 4 replies
    • 296 views

  8. Niobrara Chalk Formation Coprolite?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 3 replies
    • 97 views

  9. Pterosaur bones?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 38 replies
    • 620 views

  10. Real tooth?

    By Jurassicdquad,   
    • 14 replies
    • 197 views

  11. Painted Diplomystus?

    By Max-fossils,   
    • 7 replies
    • 141 views

  12. Is this authentic? Ammolite Korite

    By Gemstonefreak,   
    • 5 replies
    • 96 views

  13. What do you think about this Keichousaurus?

    By aplomado,   
    • 9 replies
    • 144 views

  14. Pulled the pin on a Keichousaurus

    By davej,   
    • 15 replies
    • 308 views

  15. Mosasaur Jaw Fossil?

    By sportcardconnection,   
    • 10 replies
    • 151 views

  16. Reptilian fossil - Real or fake?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 13 replies
    • 304 views

  17. Nothosaurus partial skeleton ?

    By killer2906,   
    • 8 replies
    • 175 views

  18. Legit keichousaurus fossil?

    By aplomado,   
    • 5 replies
    • 146 views

  19. is this a real Claudiosaurus

    By Spinosaurus,   
    • 9 replies
    • 178 views

  20. Nervous auction Fish Fossil Asialepidotus

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 162 views

  21. Hyphalosaurus Fossil?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 10 replies
    • 220 views

  22. Real or is a Frankentooth?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 8 replies
    • 221 views

  23. Real Triceratops nasal horn?

    By -Andy-,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1,083 views

  24. big Lot with Moroccan fossils

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 240 views

  25. Large Spinosaur tooth

    By Vertebrate,   
    • 7 replies
    • 197 views
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