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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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  2. Tips in Purchasing a Spinosaurid Hand Claw

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

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  4. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

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  5. Guide to reporting fake fossils on our favorite auction site 1 2

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  6. NEW MEMBERS PLEASE READ - Guidelines For Posting In This Forum: Please Read!

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  7. Pseudofossils, Pareidolia, And Other Rorschachery 1 2 3 4 12

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  8. Did I Just Make A Huge Mistake Buying A Keichousaurus 1 2 3

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  9. Are any of the following fake?

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 5 replies
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  10. Saurichthys Triassic China

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    • 11 replies
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  11. Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 10 replies
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  12. Marine reptile skeleton real?

    By Erbenochile,   
    • 4 replies
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  13. Real Carcharodontosaurus jaw ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 6 replies
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  14. Starfish is it real?

    By Hisairness45,   
    • 3 replies
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  15. Real Spinosaurus jaw ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 4 replies
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  16. Genuine Plesiosaurus skull ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 6 replies
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  17. Keichousaurus

    By Nathalie.D,   
    • 7 replies
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  18. oreodont

    By Nathalie.D,   
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  19. Dromaeosaur claw restored?

    By JorisVV,   
    • 2 replies
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  20. Carcharodontosaurus tooth

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 10 replies
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  21. “Mosasaur jaw”

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 11 replies
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  22. Acrioceras Ammonite

    By svcgoat,   
    • 0 replies
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  23. British Dinosaur footprints

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 5 replies
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  24. My guide on how to recognize fake, reconstructed and painted amphibians from the permian of europe

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    • 4 replies
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  25. Real and bad preserved, or carved and paint Keichousaurus ?

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