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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. Timurlengia euotica tooth

    By DatFossilBoy,   
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  2. Baby Mosasaur

    By snolly50,   
    • 15 replies
    • 282 views

  3. Mosasaurus skull from the Atlas Mountains, Morocco

    By BagelSquirrel,   
    • 15 replies
    • 356 views

  4. Mosasaur bone and teeth block

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 15 replies
    • 736 views

  5. Another Mosasaur jaw real or fake!? Or somewhere in-between?

    By PhishermanPhil,   
    • 15 replies
    • 731 views

  6. Suchomimus tooth?

    By Dino1,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views

  7. Trilobite — real or fake?

    By Joannamichelle,   
    • 15 replies
    • 877 views

  8. Ornitholestes Vertebrae

    By dinosaur man,   
    • 15 replies
    • 635 views

  9. Carcharodontosaurus tooth.

    By anastasis008,   
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  10. Not a worm infested dinosaur egg...

    By TqB,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1k views

  11. Psittacosaurus skull or just a rock?

    By Sauroniops,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.6k views

  12. Pareidolia Evidence in 2.5-3 mya Human Ancestors

    By DPS Ammonite,   
    • 15 replies
    • 981 views

  13. Follow Up: Connecticut Fossil Track Help

    By Masp,   
    • 15 replies
    • 823 views

  14. Dinosaur eggs from Ganzhou, Jiangxi?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 15 replies
    • 3.1k views

  15. Is this skull an authentic fossil?

    By bugpuncher,   
    • 15 replies
    • 924 views

  16. Is it burmite?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 15 replies
    • 6.6k views

  17. Mosasaur jaw

    By Aurelius,   
    • 15 replies
    • 2.8k views

  18. REAL? 3 Mosasaur Roots on Matrix

    By keithmegalodon,   
    • 15 replies
    • 884 views

  19. Real Morocco Trilobites or not?

    By Golem,   
    • 15 replies
    • 3.1k views

  20. Lot with Psittacosaurus fossils. Everything Real?

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

  21. Reptile egg audacity

    By Aurelius,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.3k views

  22. Aurora fossils

    By Wolf89,   
    • 14 replies
    • 901 views

  23. Tortoise

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. Dinosaur Eggs

    By Wubby69247,   
    • 14 replies
    • 797 views

  25. Real tooth?

    By Jurassicdquad,   
    • 14 replies
    • 893 views
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