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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. How to fill and repair Carcharodontosaurus tooth fracture?

    By Guest,   
    • 5 replies
    • 427 views

  2. Spino Claw. Is it real?

    By Nathan87,   
    • 8 replies
    • 532 views

  3. Hello can someone please tell me how to identify if a Wolly Mammoth tooth is real or fake?

    By TerahB,   
    • 18 replies
    • 945 views

  4. Keichou - a technical question

    By Ezio Bonsignore,   
    • 10 replies
    • 603 views

  5. Enhancement or not?

    By txlobopod,   
    • 16 replies
    • 603 views

  6. Mesosaurus real or fake?

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 9 replies
    • 470 views

  7. Spinosaurus Claw Yay or Nay??

    By jayely44,   
    • 10 replies
    • 490 views

  8. Thoughts on these allosaurus bones in matrix? debating whether it is worth to try prepping the bone.

    By jacob86795,   
    • 12 replies
    • 433 views

  9. Pterichthyodes

    By Charlotte787,   
    • 4 replies
    • 499 views

  10. Real or fake Ceratopsian bone?

    By TerahB,   
    • 7 replies
    • 451 views

  11. Real skull or replica?

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 5 replies
    • 573 views

  12. Enchodus jaw Morocco

    By JBkansas,   
    • 3 replies
    • 349 views

  13. Are my fossiles genuine or fake?

    By buraqing34,   
    • 13 replies
    • 775 views

  14. I saw this on a site and made me wonder if it is authentic

    By jacob86795,   
    • 9 replies
    • 531 views

  15. Eurypterid - real?

    By Hapchazzard,   
    • 5 replies
    • 416 views

  16. Frankentooth??

    By JoeDRK,   
    • 2 replies
    • 381 views

  17. Real Hadrosaur Dino egg?

    By DatFossilBoy,   
    • 4 replies
    • 526 views

  18. Are these raptor claws real?

    By Ginger0412,   
    • 5 replies
    • 494 views

  19. Canine tooth found in shallow waters of a greek island!

    By Manos,   
    • 2 replies
    • 439 views

  20. Restoration on this turiasaurid tooth?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 2 replies
    • 339 views

  21. are these olenellus/walliserops fossils authentic?

    By Rh_4m,   
    • 4 replies
    • 354 views

  22. A ogyginus trilobite or a Fake?

    By nala,   
    • 9 replies
    • 926 views

  23. Oreodont specimen

    By musicnfossils,   
    • 2 replies
    • 391 views

  24. Spinosaurus Vertebra Bone Dinosaur Fossil Cretaceous Kem Kem

    By BadlandTraveller,   
    • 7 replies
    • 2.5k views

  25. Rock, Bone, or Native American Tool?

    By Dmgs11,   
    • 3 replies
    • 834 views
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