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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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  2. Examples of Commonly Faked Dino Eggs 1 2 3 4 6

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  3. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

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  4. Starfish is it real?

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  5. Real Spinosaurus jaw ?

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  6. Genuine Plesiosaurus skull ?

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  7. Keichousaurus

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  8. oreodont

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  9. Dromaeosaur claw restored?

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  10. Carcharodontosaurus tooth

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  11. “Mosasaur jaw”

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  12. Acrioceras Ammonite

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  13. Real or fake mosasaurus beaugei tooth

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  14. Ammonite - real or fake?

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  15. Real root on Spinosaurus tooth ?

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  16. Giant Cambrian trilobite - real or fake?

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