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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.

Please read and follow the guidelines found in the Pinned topic below.

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  1. Drotops Megalomanicus and Hollardops Mesocristata

    By MarielleK,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.6k views

  2. Trilobite- real or fake?

    By Science_Teacher_1996,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.1k views

  3. Spinosaurus tooth

    By rodneyp,   
    • 6 replies
    • 692 views

  4. Burmite amber

    By JulianoLPD,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views

  5. Aubsylodon tooth

    By Pterygotus,   
    • 4 replies
    • 507 views

  6. Hollardops mesocristata

    By CH Fossils,   
    • 7 replies
    • 768 views

  7. Stegosaur Egg

    By Mericaman11,   
    • 18 replies
    • 1.4k views

  8. is it real hardosaur egg

    By lee2,   
    • 9 replies
    • 854 views

  9. Is this wooly rhinoceros tooth real?

    By Cederholm,   
    • 9 replies
    • 692 views

  10. Is this ammonite real?

    By Chinliang,   
    • 5 replies
    • 613 views

  11. Ichthyosaurier?

    By MarcoX,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views

  12. Are These Real?

    By Nedryland,   
    • 4 replies
    • 707 views

  13. Baryonyx Vert

    By fossil_sea_urchin,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.3k views

  14. Birthday Fossils! Are they real?

    By Yasei,   
    • 12 replies
    • 680 views

  15. fake dinosaur eggs

    By lee2,   
    • 2 replies
    • 658 views

  16. Lycoptera enhanced?

    By ReptileTooth,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  17. Dinosaur footprint?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 2 replies
    • 718 views

  18. Is this a real T-rex metatarsal

    By Oxalaia,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.3k views

  19. Authentication of Australian Crinoid Fossil (Jimbacrinus Bostocki)

    By Peter Stahlberg,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1k views

  20. Real trilobite?

    By FrostbyteFossils,   
    • 5 replies
    • 635 views

  21. Red Flag on "Medusoid" fossils from the Ediacaran of Namibia

    By connorp,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views

  22. Is this a genuine shark tooth?

    By KrazyK711,   
    • 10 replies
    • 699 views

  23. Otodus Shark Tooth

    By Yoda,   
    • 4 replies
    • 612 views

  24. Is this a Pterosaur tooth placed in a non-Pterosaur jaw section?

    By msantix,   
    • 8 replies
    • 931 views

  25. Ammonite: real or fake?

    By LauraGalicia,   
    • 15 replies
    • 4.6k views
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