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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. Another Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus hand claw ?

    By caimano,   
    • 4 replies
    • 302 views

  2. Real or Fake: Nanotyrannus

    By Mt_Splashmore,   
    • 8 replies
    • 519 views

  3. Is this real: Spinosaurus Tooth

    By Mt_Splashmore,   
    • 7 replies
    • 295 views

  4. Real Afrovenator tooth?

    By Marco90,   
    • 9 replies
    • 657 views

  5. This carcharodontosaurus rooted tooth is a composite?

    By Anchiornis_huxleyi,   
    • 5 replies
    • 491 views

  6. How’s the quality of these claw, phalanges, premaxilla

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 4 replies
    • 372 views

  7. Spinosaurid Rooted Tooth (Composite root?)

    By Meatasaurus93,   
    • 4 replies
    • 320 views

  8. Is that all Spinosaurus’s bone?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 10 replies
    • 454 views

  9. Real Megalodon tooth?

    By S.B,   
    • 11 replies
    • 383 views

  10. Oviraptor Egg Pair

    By Phos_01,   
    • 18 replies
    • 576 views

  11. Original piece of Mosasaurus skull

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 6 replies
    • 449 views

  12. Is this Gerastos real?

    By Samthefossilman,   
    • 3 replies
    • 322 views

  13. Jaw of Mosasaurus

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 3 replies
    • 410 views

  14. Mosasaurus Skull

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 14 replies
    • 565 views

  15. Is this Great White Shark tooth real?

    By S.B,   
    • 2 replies
    • 296 views

  16. Is this a real Great White Shark Tooth?

    By S.B,   
    • 3 replies
    • 314 views

  17. Trilobites fossils of my collection. Are they real?

    By PermianGuy,   
    • 6 replies
    • 388 views

  18. Real, Reconstructed Composite, or Plaster Castings of Ancyloceras sp. From Morocco? 1 2

    By Pedro64,   
    • 28 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. How fake is this megalodon tooth?

    By Ronnie_cam,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1.3k views

  20. Real Megalodon tooth?

    By S.B,   
    • 4 replies
    • 385 views

  21. Is it looking right?

    By Savvas,   
    • 11 replies
    • 595 views

  22. Zlichovaspis is it real?

    By Savvas,   
    • 10 replies
    • 403 views

  23. Asaphus expansus

    By Savvas,   
    • 2 replies
    • 273 views

  24. Is this Drotops real?

    By Savvas,   
    • 2 replies
    • 285 views

  25. I need some opinions

    By Savvas,   
    • 1 reply
    • 218 views
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