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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. Misidentified theropod teeth from Hell creek

    By Wolff,   
    • 14 replies
    • 722 views

  2. Fossil Turtle? Placochelys

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 14 replies
    • 403 views

  3. Mosasaurus Skull

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 14 replies
    • 565 views

  4. Real or Fake

    By FossilAddict59,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views

  5. Early hyena skull

    By Sofyar,   
    • 14 replies
    • 960 views

  6. Dino egg nest fossil?

    By craigory,   
    • 14 replies
    • 800 views

  7. Is this a real fossil?

    By Fossilartist,   
    • 14 replies
    • 817 views

  8. Moroccan Megalodon

    By BellamyBlake,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. Ichthyosaur Tail Fossil

    By Mousehead,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. Dinosaur egg

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1k views

  11. Tortoise

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.3k views

  12. Real Trilobite?

    By Nickflemo,   
    • 14 replies
    • 956 views

  13. Dinosaur eggs from Henan

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.7k views

  14. Fake ammonite ?

    By VTinNorthAB,   
    • 14 replies
    • 3.9k views

  15. Need some help with keichousaurus shenanigans

    By Bone guy,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views

  16. Real tooth?

    By Jurassicdquad,   
    • 14 replies
    • 894 views

  17. Reptile egg audacity

    By Aurelius,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.3k views

  18. Spinosaurus Tooth?

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

  19. tyrannosaurus t REX

    By xaar,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.8k views

  20. Fossil frog Is it real

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2.1k views

  21. Fossil nothosaurus

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 14 replies
    • 4.4k views

  22. Buyer Beware

    By Fossildude19,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.4k views

  23. Dromaeosauridae fossil teeth?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2.3k views

  24. Is this Amber?

    By dontom,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2.4k views

  25. Terrifyingly realistic Pterosaur fakes

    By Aurelius,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.3k views
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