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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. Giganotosaurus Tooth? Or Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Fossil

    By Kurufossils,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.9k views

  2. Adcrocuta skull

    By Kittenmittens,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.9k views

  3. Is This Gerastos Trilobite Legit?

    By aplomado,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views

  4. Mesosaur

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.9k views

  5. Mosasaur Skull

    By akazaran,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.9k views

  6. Faked Gerastos Trilobite

    By ReeseF,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views

  7. Is this a genuine Tarbosaurus tooth?

    By Oxalaia,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.9k views

  8. Early Bird "fossils"

    By Auspex,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.9k views

  9. Native American Fake

    By aeon.rocks,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views

  10. Nervous auction Fish Fossil Asialepidotus

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 16 replies
    • 1.9k views

  11. Sarco tooth

    By StuKing94,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views

  12. Buyer Beware: Fake Mosasaurus Jaws

    By Dave pom Allen,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.9k views

  13. Real Ammonite s from China?

    By joel77520,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.9k views

  14. Real Trilobites - Where to buy and what to look for.

    By McHorse,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views

  15. Hadrosaur Eggs Shell Texture Looks Fishy?

    By AJ Plai,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.9k views

  16. More ludicrous "Dinosaur eggs"

    By Aurelius,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.9k views

  17. Tyrannosaurus rex Metatarsal

    By heZZ,   
    • 24 replies
    • 1.9k views

  18. Red Flag on Dinosaur Fossils

    By Troodon,   
    • 22 replies
    • 1.9k views

  19. My search for megalodon 1 2

    By rebu,   
    • 35 replies
    • 1.9k views

  20. Dinosaur skin plate?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1.9k views

  21. Is this real Spinosaurus claw?

    By heZZ,   
    • 21 replies
    • 1.9k views

  22. Pterosaur? Bone From Kem Kem

    By talon22,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.9k views

  23. Fake Claudiosaurus alert

    By -Andy-,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.9k views

  24. Real Russian Trilobites?

    By FossilNerd,   
    • 20 replies
    • 1.9k views

  25. NOTHOSAURUS FOSSIL

    By Savvas,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.9k views
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