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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. 
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  1. Orthoceras too long and tall to be real?

    By Planodave,   
    • 9 replies
    • 687 views

  2. Mosasaur tooth root

    By North,   
    • 9 replies
    • 523 views

  3. Is this Phacops 100% real or a composed trilobite

    By Liamo,   
    • 5 replies
    • 442 views

  4. Moroccan mosasaur bones 1 2

    By manuroca,   
    • 34 replies
    • 1.7k views

  5. Guide to Help Purchase Rooted Moroccan Theropod Teeth

    By Troodon,   
    • 8 replies
    • 828 views

  6. Grallator footprint - or not?

    By FettSolo,   
    • 6 replies
    • 460 views

  7. Pterosaur bone with maybe some repair work?

    By msantix,   
    • 6 replies
    • 428 views

  8. Is this trilobite real or fake?

    By Gretch78,   
    • 5 replies
    • 452 views

  9. Amber with fluorensce & pine smell, but not floating

    By GEORGE-GR-68,   
    • 2 replies
    • 438 views

  10. Spinosaurus rooted tooth. Repairs?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 6 replies
    • 443 views

  11. Madagascar Ammonites - 100% Natural or Repaired

    By Mulatto_Zack,   
    • 6 replies
    • 513 views

  12. Dinosaur tooth

    By joeride95,   
    • 1 reply
    • 401 views

  13. Are my purchased fossils real?

    By Rcor,   
    • 12 replies
    • 664 views

  14. Tucson squid

    By Diplocaulus,   
    • 10 replies
    • 729 views

  15. real oviraptor egg?

    By Maxaurus,   
    • 24 replies
    • 1.1k views

  16. Dromaeosaur tooth: Fake, restored, real? Novice considering purchase

    By ChhK,   
    • 4 replies
    • 480 views

  17. How composite is this composite mosasaurus skull?

    By LordWampa,   
    • 5 replies
    • 514 views

  18. Is this a real fossilized dinosaur egg?

    By iglyphics,   
    • 5 replies
    • 482 views

  19. Dyrosaurous?

    By Gigantopithicness,   
    • 12 replies
    • 673 views

  20. Is this Spinosaurus tooth real ? (need advice for purchase)

    By Niranjan,   
    • 5 replies
    • 368 views

  21. Grallator footprint

    By JBkansas,   
    • 2 replies
    • 361 views

  22. Is it a T-rex tooth?

    By LordWampa,   
    • 13 replies
    • 620 views

  23. Is there anything odd about this Saurichthys?

    By quam_fossilium,   
    • 3 replies
    • 534 views

  24. How’s the quality of he Spinosaurus teeth

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 2 replies
    • 326 views

  25. A well prepped keich? Must be fake.

    By JBkansas,   
    • 7 replies
    • 538 views
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