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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. 
Please do not post links to websites, nor identify or incriminate a seller in any way. Do not post prices.

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  1. Newbie impulse purchase.

    By Dockster,   
    • 18 replies
    • 505 views

  2. Spinosaurus Tooth

    By Jurassic_Nature,   
    • 2 replies
    • 218 views

  3. Morrocan Brittles

    By TheBigL,   
    • 8 replies
    • 331 views

  4. Real or fake megalodon tooth

    By ruminate,   
    • 9 replies
    • 258 views

  5. Is my Majungasaurus teeth real ?

    By MateuszN06,   
    • 5 replies
    • 296 views

  6. Is my Spino tooth legitimate?

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 3 replies
    • 213 views

  7. Question about quality / real of Keichousaurus

    By crabfossilsteve,   
    • 3 replies
    • 189 views

  8. How Much of this Discosauriscus Is Real?

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 7 replies
    • 363 views

  9. Any Shenanigans on these Starfish?

    By jikohr,   
    • 6 replies
    • 268 views

  10. Libellula doris larva

    By Othniel C. Marsh,   
    • 10 replies
    • 333 views

  11. Permian Reptile Captorhinus Fake Again? 1 2 3

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 65 replies
    • 2k views

  12. Not another keichousaurus - sorry but need help

    By fossil_fun,   
    • 7 replies
    • 347 views

  13. Embelished Erbenochile

    By Risorius,   
    • 4 replies
    • 222 views

  14. saber-tooth skull

    By DV77,   
    • 10 replies
    • 645 views

  15. What can you tell me about this sabertooth fossil?

    By vaetki,   
    • 1 reply
    • 242 views

  16. Discosauriscus partial skeleton- real?

    By Amontano,   
    • 4 replies
    • 212 views

  17. Fossil fish, fake or just painted?

    By kmosaurusrex,   
    • 5 replies
    • 249 views

  18. Real Nannotyrannus tooth?

    By ruminate,   
    • 23 replies
    • 515 views

  19. I don't know if this fossil is real

    By Lucas Grant,   
    • 3 replies
    • 226 views

  20. Spinosaurus jaw fake ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 243 views

  21. Claw real?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 565 views

  22. Fake root ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 1 reply
    • 214 views

  23. Is this dino claw real, fake or both?

    By trichter3,   
    • 5 replies
    • 302 views

  24. petrified ginkgo from US: is this real? 1 2

    By rocket,   
    • 26 replies
    • 657 views

  25. Juvenile Sclerocephalus from Pfalz- authentic?

    By Amontano,   
    • 6 replies
    • 267 views
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