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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. Keichosaurus fossil - real or fake?

    By Squirrelman91,   
    • 18 replies
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  2. Is this authentic arrowheads? How do you tell

    By Mykkhul97,   
    • 17 replies
    • 10.4k views

  3. Real or fake trilobite from Morocco?

    By Self-taught,   
    • 17 replies
    • 723 views

  4. Thoughts on this Keichousaurus fossil

    By alaister,   
    • 17 replies
    • 631 views

  5. Any Repair or restoration on these mosasaur jaws ????

    By Guns,   
    • 17 replies
    • 759 views

  6. spinosaurus toe claw fossil?

    By Big Mac boi,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views

  7. Real rooted spino tooth?

    By DatFossilBoy,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.3k views

  8. Vinctifer Comptoni - any flags on this?

    By Steveosaurus,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. Dinosaur vertebrae

    By José Roberto Morales Piato,   
    • 17 replies
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  10. Fake Dicranurus Monstrosus Trilobite?

    By Votex,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2.7k views

  11. Baltic amber and spinosaurus tooth.

    By anastasis008,   
    • 17 replies
    • 865 views

  12. Huge oval dinosaur egg

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.4k views

  13. Double Dino Eggs !!!

    By RJB,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.2k views

  14. Dinosaur egg clutch

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1k views

  15. Are These Basilosaurus Fossils Real?

    By Wellnhoferia,
    • 17 replies
    • 2.3k views

  16. which crustacean?

    By Notidanodon,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.5k views

  17. Hello ! Is this NOTHOSAURUS Fossile KEICHOUSAURUS Dinosaur real ?

    By Gregory92200,   
    • 17 replies
    • 862 views

  18. Spinosaurus Tooth, % restoration? fake? authentic?

    By palochris68,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.3k views

  19. Trilobite authenticity

    By pugrockprincess,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.3k views

  20. Another Fake Jaw from Morocco

    By LordTrilobite,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.7k views

  21. Never seen one like this before.

    By caldigger,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views

  22. "Fossilized Turtle Eggs"

    By Trilobiting,   
    • 17 replies
    • 6.4k views

  23. Mammoth Hair?

    By Ash,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2.3k views

  24. Authentic Fossils?

    By rdiuz,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.2k views

  25. Sarcosuchus Imperator tooth real ?

    By StuKing94,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.2k views
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