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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. Is my Spino tooth legitimate?

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 3 replies
    • 204 views

  2. Question about quality / real of Keichousaurus

    By crabfossilsteve,   
    • 3 replies
    • 179 views

  3. How Much of this Discosauriscus Is Real?

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 7 replies
    • 349 views

  4. Any Shenanigans on these Starfish?

    By jikohr,   
    • 6 replies
    • 258 views

  5. Libellula doris larva

    By Othniel C. Marsh,   
    • 10 replies
    • 320 views

  6. Permian Reptile Captorhinus Fake Again? 1 2 3

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 65 replies
    • 2k views

  7. Not another keichousaurus - sorry but need help

    By fossil_fun,   
    • 7 replies
    • 337 views

  8. Embelished Erbenochile

    By Risorius,   
    • 4 replies
    • 211 views

  9. saber-tooth skull

    By DV77,   
    • 10 replies
    • 635 views

  10. What can you tell me about this sabertooth fossil?

    By vaetki,   
    • 1 reply
    • 233 views

  11. Discosauriscus partial skeleton- real?

    By Amontano,   
    • 4 replies
    • 199 views

  12. Fossil fish, fake or just painted?

    By kmosaurusrex,   
    • 5 replies
    • 237 views

  13. Real Nannotyrannus tooth?

    By ruminate,   
    • 23 replies
    • 503 views

  14. I don't know if this fossil is real

    By Lucas Grant,   
    • 3 replies
    • 218 views

  15. Spinosaurus jaw fake ?

    By Brevicolis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 235 views

  16. Claw real?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 548 views

  17. Fake root ?

    By Brevicolis,   
    • 1 reply
    • 203 views

  18. Is this dino claw real, fake or both?

    By trichter3,   
    • 5 replies
    • 293 views

  19. petrified ginkgo from US: is this real? 1 2

    By rocket,   
    • 26 replies
    • 622 views

  20. Juvenile Sclerocephalus from Pfalz- authentic?

    By Amontano,   
    • 6 replies
    • 256 views

  21. Psittacosaurus skull

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views

  22. Is this Basilosaurus Jaw real?

    By CFerraioli,   
    • 6 replies
    • 307 views

  23. Ankylosaur Tail Club Question

    By ThickHead808,   
    • 9 replies
    • 318 views

  24. T. rex or Nanotyrannus tooth? 1 2

    By Tressmeister,   
    • 25 replies
    • 1k views

  25. Spinosaurus tooth natural?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 634 views
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