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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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  2. Real Andalusiana Trilobite?

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  3. Mosasaurus Skull

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  4. Trilobites fossils of my collection. Are they real?

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  5. How fake is this megalodon tooth?

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  6. Real Megalodon tooth?

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  7. Is it looking right?

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  8. Zlichovaspis is it real?

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  9. Asaphus expansus

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  10. Is this Drotops real?

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  11. I need some opinions

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  12. Spinosaurus Tooth, is it real?

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  13. Need some opinions

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  14. Real/fake triceratops bone pterosaur tooth

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  15. Is this Real or Fake

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  16. CANADA: Is this a REAL MEGALODON Tooth??

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  17. raptor egg true or fake?

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  18. Cave bear

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  19. Oreodont Skull

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  20. Hyphalosaurus fossil

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  21. Moroccan mosasaur bones 1 2

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