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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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  1. Partial Sauropod tooth with root

    By msantix,   
    • 2 replies
    • 611 views

  2. Fossil Seahorse Fake or Heavily Doctored?

    By Flashlight,   
    • 6 replies
    • 652 views

  3. Kem Kem dinosaur bone

    By BirdsAreDinosaurs,   
    • 4 replies
    • 567 views

  4. Is this tooth real? Carcharodontosaurus

    By Simonsaz,   
    • 6 replies
    • 428 views

  5. Oviraptor egg, real? or fake?

    By Riollo,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.5k views

  6. Muramotoceras ammonite resto?

    By Mochaccino,   
    • 7 replies
    • 601 views

  7. Juvenile Psittacosaurus - real or fake?

    By Tressmeister,   
    • 9 replies
    • 923 views

  8. Keichosaurus real, condition?

    By Mochaccino,   
    • 13 replies
    • 987 views

  9. Psittacosaurus leg bones?

    By ConnorR,   
    • 10 replies
    • 650 views

  10. Spinosaurus Jaw Piece with Tooth

    By ConnorR,   
    • 4 replies
    • 448 views

  11. Brittle star fossil real or fake?

    By Lysmata29,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views

  12. Basilosaurus Jaws

    By ConnorR,   
    • 5 replies
    • 834 views

  13. Repair on carcharodontosaurus tooth?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 2 replies
    • 389 views

  14. Tyrannosaur Rex Premax Tooth condition

    By Jacobloven,   
    • 8 replies
    • 771 views

  15. This "Ictitherium" partial skull being offered. Is it a Chinese Frankenskull or does it look real?

    By GarethGP,   
    • 4 replies
    • 716 views

  16. Authenticity of some invertebrate fossils

    By Vytis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 602 views

  17. Colombian ammonite?

    By Mochaccino,   
    • 1 reply
    • 843 views

  18. Real Fossil Hadrosaur Egg

    By AJS92444,   
    • 2 replies
    • 488 views

  19. Spinosauridae tooth

    By Abbie,   
    • 10 replies
    • 650 views

  20. Indonesian Meg

    By Meganeura,   
    • 19 replies
    • 670 views

  21. Real? Spinosaurus Tooth and Claw

    By Sid,   
    • 8 replies
    • 508 views

  22. Mosasaur Jaw? Real or fake.

    By Spirit,   
    • 6 replies
    • 473 views

  23. Dromaeosaurus from China?

    By patrickhudson,   
    • 10 replies
    • 593 views

  24. Fossilized Egg

    By therocksharks,   
    • 13 replies
    • 681 views

  25. dragonfly

    By MarcoX,   
    • 9 replies
    • 528 views
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