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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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  2. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

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  3. Tips in Purchasing a Spinosaurid Hand Claw

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  4. Buying A Spinosaurus Claw

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  5. Guide to reporting fake fossils on our favorite auction site 1 2

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  6. Examples of Commonly Faked Dino Eggs 1 2 3 4 6

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  7. NEW MEMBERS PLEASE READ - Guidelines For Posting In This Forum: Please Read!

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  8. Did I Just Make A Huge Mistake Buying A Keichousaurus 1 2 3

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  9. Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?

    By Brevicollis,   
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  10. Saurichthys Triassic China

    By svcgoat,   
    • 11 replies
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  11. Giant Cambrian trilobite - real or fake?

    By CuentoDeHadas,   
    • 12 replies
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  12. Marine reptile skeleton real?

    By Erbenochile,   
    • 4 replies
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  13. Real Carcharodontosaurus jaw ?

    By Brevicollis,   
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  14. Mixosaurus I bought.

    By JJ Lavoie,   
    • 22 replies
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  15. Starfish is it real?

    By Hisairness45,   
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  16. Genuine Plesiosaurus skull ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 6 replies
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  17. Carcharodontosaurus tooth

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 10 replies
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  18. Real Spinosaurus jaw ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 4 replies
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  19. Keichousaurus

    By Nathalie.D,   
    • 7 replies
    • 157 views

  20. oreodont

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  21. Dromaeosaur claw restored?

    By JorisVV,   
    • 2 replies
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  22. “Mosasaur jaw”

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
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  23. British Dinosaur footprints

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 5 replies
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  24. My guide on how to recognize fake, reconstructed and painted amphibians from the permian of europe

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    • 4 replies
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  25. Acrioceras Ammonite

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