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

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

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

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

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  5. Fossil Fakes and Their Recognition

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

    By Auspex,   
    • 4 replies
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  7. Tips in Purchasing a Spinosaurid Hand Claw

    By Troodon,   
    • 20 replies
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  8. Buying A Spinosaurus Claw

    By Phos_01,   
    • 18 replies
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  9. Fossil Dinosaur Teeth Questions

    By YaKoStar,
    • 14 replies
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  10. How valuable are dinosaur eggs? Fake or real Eggs?

    By Kutembea,   
    • 4 replies
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  11. Fake Chinese Vertebrate Fossils On Ebay

    By Han.T,   
    • 23 replies
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  12. Beware of hadrosaur eggs

    By -Andy-,   
    • 11 replies
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  13. Tyrannosaurus rex tooth 1 2 3

    By Dracorex_hogwartsia,
    • 53 replies
    • 14.3k views

  14. Crystallized dinosaur eggs? 1 2

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 25 replies
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  15. Determining fake ammolite ammonites?

    By VTinNorthAB,
    • 9 replies
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  16. Hadrosaur Egg 1 2

    By mudbug,
    • 40 replies
    • 10.9k views

  17. Is this authentic arrowheads? How do you tell

    By Mykkhul97,   
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  18. Moroccan Trilobites- Fakes and Junk - Who buys this stuff? 1 2

    By aeon.rocks,   
    • 45 replies
    • 10.2k views

  19. Is this Megalodon Tooth fake?

    By BluDevil,   
    • 8 replies
    • 9.8k views

  20. Fossilized Finger? Probably Not..

    By Trilobiting,   
    • 4 replies
    • 9.6k views

  21. Fake Keichousaurus? 1 2

    By waughgavin,
    • 35 replies
    • 9.6k views

  22. Is This Genuine Mammoth Hair?

    By Carcharodontosaurus,
    • 15 replies
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  23. Is this a real Woolly Mammoth Tooth?

    By Ometz Vikoach,   
    • 19 replies
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  24. The Curse of the Moroccan Fossils 1 2

    By lolman1c,   
    • 45 replies
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  25. Fake? Dinosaur Eggs For Sale

    By Trilobiting,   
    • 19 replies
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