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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. Mosasaur Skull I’d like to acquire

    By JJ Lavoie,   
    • 23 replies
    • 505 views

  2. HADROSAUR Egg (following guide and it looks real)

    By JJ Lavoie,   
    • 12 replies
    • 442 views

  3. Horseshoe Crab with Modest Color Enhancement

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 7 replies
    • 277 views

  4. Does Anyone Know What This Trilobite Is?

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 3 replies
    • 247 views

  5. Possible Eggs from Hunan Province

    By JJ Lavoie,   
    • 23 replies
    • 495 views

  6. Dicranurus extent of repair and / or restoration

    By GTS,   
    • 4 replies
    • 249 views

  7. Ceratonurus - any repair and / or restoration?

    By GTS,   
    • 6 replies
    • 288 views

  8. Tyrannosaurus rex, 2.038”, Carter Co., MT

    By GTS,   
    • 11 replies
    • 441 views

  9. Real or fake Pterosaur bone?

    By Eskel,   
    • 7 replies
    • 338 views

  10. grallator footprint

    By Maxaurus,   
    • 7 replies
    • 427 views

  11. Paralejurus trilobite restored?

    By Mjq8,   
    • 9 replies
    • 370 views

  12. Is This "Scabriscutellum Furciferum" Trilobite Legitimate?

    By MrBones,   
    • 3 replies
    • 256 views

  13. Crystalized Oviraptor Egg

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 4 replies
    • 326 views

  14. Real or fake hollardops yellow eyes?

    By megfossil,   
    • 10 replies
    • 330 views

  15. Are these real dinosaur eggs?

    By Chase97,   
    • 5 replies
    • 345 views

  16. Has this Carcharodontosaurus tooth been restored?

    By Mjq8,   
    • 8 replies
    • 286 views

  17. Mosasaur Jaw

    By Toast123,   
    • 4 replies
    • 273 views

  18. Sea scorpion

    By Mjq8,   
    • 3 replies
    • 287 views

  19. Real or fake dinosaur eggs

    By ruminate,   
    • 10 replies
    • 486 views

  20. Fluorescent Meg and Otodus teeth

    By RhinoWater,   
    • 13 replies
    • 534 views

  21. Composite Onchopristis barb?

    By Psittacosaur9,   
    • 8 replies
    • 307 views

  22. Spinosaurus hand claw

    By Toast123,   
    • 9 replies
    • 343 views

  23. Edmontosaurus tooth? (and question about replica Tarbosaurus claw)

    By Psittacosaur9,   
    • 2 replies
    • 267 views

  24. Zarafasaura oceanis (=Plesiosaurus mauritanicus) vertebra?

    By Psittacosaur9,   
    • 2 replies
    • 285 views

  25. 7 inch spino tooth

    By Toast123,   
    • 5 replies
    • 435 views
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