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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. Composite Carcharodontosaurus tooth?

    By BirdsAreDinosaurs,   
    • 6 replies
    • 692 views

  2. Composite Keichousaurus?

    By Roses,   
    • 23 replies
    • 600 views

  3. Composite Onchopristis barb?

    By Psittacosaur9,   
    • 8 replies
    • 310 views

  4. Composite Tooth?

    By Bguild,   
    • 8 replies
    • 993 views

  5. Composite?

    By Fen,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views

  6. Concave convex Keichousaur

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 6 replies
    • 655 views

  7. Concretion fish from Jiangsu

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 9 replies
    • 869 views

  8. Concretion or egg

    By Sammajamma,   
    • 18 replies
    • 713 views

  9. Confirm Ankylosaur Tooth Aguja Fm

    By TyBoy,   
    • 2 replies
    • 684 views

  10. Confirming T-Rex Tooth Please

    By XMarksThe Spot,   
    • 6 replies
    • 309 views

  11. Confusing fish 1 2

    By thelivingdead531,   
    • 28 replies
    • 1.7k views

  12. Connecticut Dinosaur Print Specimen?

    By Maniraptora,   
    • 19 replies
    • 734 views

  13. Consensus on plant fossils (and repaired cracks, in general)?

    By Owl_Roker,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1k views

  14. Cool Moroccan trilobite, maybe retouched?

    By Max-fossils,   
    • 13 replies
    • 964 views

  15. Cooper River Megalodon (Fake or Real)

    By HunterMeg,   
    • 8 replies
    • 709 views

  16. Coprolite from Sahara

    By MiseriKing,   
    • 10 replies
    • 925 views

  17. Coprolites

    By Crispin,   
    • 1 reply
    • 363 views

  18. Coral Fossils

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views

  19. Cornuproetus cornutus trilobite fossil

    By tscott06,   
    • 4 replies
    • 617 views

  20. Could these be real dino bones?

    By Rwdrive,   
    • 9 replies
    • 771 views

  21. Cow shark from Morocco

    By Jurassicz1,   
    • 8 replies
    • 540 views

  22. Crab dinner??? 1 2 3

    By Ruger9a,   
    • 57 replies
    • 2.7k views

  23. crab with red flags?

    By Ezio Bonsignore,   
    • 16 replies
    • 988 views

  24. Crabs?

    By PrehistoricWonders,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.2k views

  25. Crato Formation Turtle

    By Mioplosus_Lover24,   
    • 6 replies
    • 782 views
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