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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. From fabrications to restorations, this is the section to discuss.

For our educational purposes, the sellers' identity and pricing are immaterial; this is all about the specimens. 
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  1. Trilobites- poorly prepared or fake

    By Kribensis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 392 views

  2. Is this a authentic spinosaurus vertebrae? Found in Kem Kem formation Morocco

    By prehistoricpeasant,   
    • 7 replies
    • 539 views

  3. Stegosaurus Tail Plate Armor - Real?

    By Kribensis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 462 views

  4. Keichosaur Fossil - Real?

    By Kribensis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 302 views

  5. Claw from Morocco

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 13 replies
    • 713 views

  6. Phosphatized Tortoise Fossil

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 1 reply
    • 411 views

  7. How to classify the Phalanges of Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 1 reply
    • 432 views

  8. Real Spinosaur claw or fake?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 20 replies
    • 786 views

  9. Nothosauria Fossil Jurassic?

    By svcgoat,   
    • 5 replies
    • 567 views

  10. Everything look alright with this Sauropod claw?

    By msantix,   
    • 9 replies
    • 827 views

  11. Claw in Rock?

    By svcgoat,   
    • 3 replies
    • 378 views

  12. Is that Spinosaurus vertebrate or arm?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 3 replies
    • 423 views

  13. Pliosaur tooth with root

    By msantix,   
    • 3 replies
    • 366 views

  14. What information are obtainable from teeth fossils just by looking at it & by using microscopes?

    By Omar01,   
    • 1 reply
    • 289 views

  15. Are those shark tooth real? (gonna buy them)

    By Dargos,   
    • 9 replies
    • 657 views

  16. Hamatolenus vincenti

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 1 reply
    • 419 views

  17. Real or fake tiger tooth

    By Stephen burge,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views

  18. Tyrannosaurus shoulder blade

    By heZZ,   
    • 3 replies
    • 428 views

  19. Concretion or egg

    By Sammajamma,   
    • 18 replies
    • 713 views

  20. Is this a real claw? or is it carved?

    By msantix,   
    • 13 replies
    • 917 views

  21. Is this just a poorly prepared Keichousaurus or fake?

    By Muffinsaurus,   
    • 18 replies
    • 805 views

  22. Amber or???

    By Thefarm_nextdoor,   
    • 2 replies
    • 641 views

  23. Dimetrodon Claw?

    By Rikache,   
    • 3 replies
    • 609 views

  24. Is it a Rock ?

    By Jefe,   
    • 1 reply
    • 326 views

  25. EDESTUS 'stain' question

    By rkfrace,   
    • 5 replies
    • 923 views
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