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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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  1. Ammonite: real or fake?

    By LauraGalicia,   
    • 15 replies
    • 4.6k views

  2. Is this a real spinosaurus claw?

    By ruminate,   
    • 15 replies
    • 553 views

  3. Real rooted spino tooth

    By JorisVV,   
    • 15 replies
    • 556 views

  4. Got an ammonite as a present

    By Emin_kn,   
    • 15 replies
    • 436 views

  5. Buying heteromorph ammonites, any red flags?

    By Mochaccino,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. Is this Dragonfly real

    By Volksburgs,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.2k views

  7. Stegalodon hahaha

    By mikeymig,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.5k views

  8. Fossil egg?

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. 2 keichosaurus

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views

  10. Theropod footprint

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 15 replies
    • 866 views

  11. Fake Keichousaurus

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views

  12. Stromatolite

    By Yoda,   
    • 15 replies
    • 2.2k views

  13. Spinosaurus claw - fake

    By Jaimin013,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.6k views

  14. Ceratarges sp. and Phacops

    By gigantoraptor,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views

  15. Is this a genuine Tarbosaurus tooth?

    By Oxalaia,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.9k views

  16. Eggs sold online as real: What do you think?

    By mapo,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.3k views

  17. Rooted Mosasaur tooth in Matrix

    By Abstraktum,   
    • 15 replies
    • 981 views

  18. More Moroccan ID Listing Help

    By Masp,   
    • 15 replies
    • 751 views

  19. IS this mosasaur jaw real

    By Wolf89,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.6k views

  20. Phacops or FAKEops

    By Henry T,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.3k views

  21. Some real or fakes

    By BonuFrailman,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views

  22. Lot with Psittacosaurus fossils. Everything Real?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views

  23. Nest of EIGHT Psittacosaurs

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 15 replies
    • 886 views

  24. Real or Fake?

    By jeszlinger,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.7k views

  25. Mosasaur tooth- genuine matrix attached?

    By aplomado,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views
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