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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. 
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  1. Keichousaurus fossil Real or Fake

    By Chris Kimo,   
    • 2 replies
    • 284 views

  2. Trilobites- poorly prepared or fake

    By Kribensis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 392 views

  3. Is this a authentic spinosaurus vertebrae? Found in Kem Kem formation Morocco

    By prehistoricpeasant,   
    • 7 replies
    • 541 views

  4. Stegosaurus Tail Plate Armor - Real?

    By Kribensis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 464 views

  5. Keichosaur Fossil - Real?

    By Kribensis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 303 views

  6. Claw from Morocco

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 13 replies
    • 714 views

  7. Phosphatized Tortoise Fossil

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 1 reply
    • 411 views

  8. How to classify the Phalanges of Spinosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 1 reply
    • 432 views

  9. Real Spinosaur claw or fake?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 20 replies
    • 787 views

  10. Nothosauria Fossil Jurassic?

    By svcgoat,   
    • 5 replies
    • 567 views

  11. Everything look alright with this Sauropod claw?

    By msantix,   
    • 9 replies
    • 827 views

  12. Claw in Rock?

    By svcgoat,   
    • 3 replies
    • 379 views

  13. Is that Spinosaurus vertebrate or arm?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 3 replies
    • 423 views

  14. Pliosaur tooth with root

    By msantix,   
    • 3 replies
    • 369 views

  15. What information are obtainable from teeth fossils just by looking at it & by using microscopes?

    By Omar01,   
    • 1 reply
    • 289 views

  16. Are those shark tooth real? (gonna buy them)

    By Dargos,   
    • 9 replies
    • 660 views

  17. Hamatolenus vincenti

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 1 reply
    • 423 views

  18. Real or fake tiger tooth

    By Stephen burge,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.5k views

  19. Tyrannosaurus shoulder blade

    By heZZ,   
    • 3 replies
    • 432 views

  20. Concretion or egg

    By Sammajamma,   
    • 18 replies
    • 713 views

  21. Is this a real claw? or is it carved?

    By msantix,   
    • 13 replies
    • 922 views

  22. Is this just a poorly prepared Keichousaurus or fake?

    By Muffinsaurus,   
    • 18 replies
    • 805 views

  23. Amber or???

    By Thefarm_nextdoor,   
    • 2 replies
    • 642 views

  24. Dimetrodon Claw?

    By Rikache,   
    • 3 replies
    • 610 views

  25. Is it a Rock ?

    By Jefe,   
    • 1 reply
    • 327 views
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