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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. Fake Fossil Skulls 1 2 3

    By mikeymig,
    • 51 replies
    • 9.2k views

  2. How do I spot a fake keichousaurus? 1 2

    By Bone guy,   
    • 33 replies
    • 8.6k views

  3. Oviraptor Fossilized Eggs 1 2

    By DanThe2nd,   
    • 31 replies
    • 8.6k views

  4. Real Scorpion fossil? 1 2

    By felino96,
    • 39 replies
    • 8.5k views

  5. Mosasaur Tooth: Real Or Fake

    By That1fossil,   
    • 15 replies
    • 8.1k views

  6. Mammoth tooth vs old Asian elephant tooth?

    By REK,   
    • 10 replies
    • 7.9k views

  7. Red Flag on Kem Kem Dinosaur Material 1 2 3

    By Troodon,   
    • 58 replies
    • 7.9k views

  8. Fake Agate?

    By Mykkhul97,   
    • 16 replies
    • 7.8k views

  9. Fossil Monster Skull ID ! 1 2 3

    By Tanit,
    • 57 replies
    • 6.9k views

  10. Dinosaur Material for Sale 1 2 3

    By Troodon,
    • 69 replies
    • 6.9k views

  11. Trilobite Replicas 1 2

    By xonenine,
    • 48 replies
    • 6.9k views

  12. Mosasaur jaw? 1 2 3 4

    By lolman1c,
    • 78 replies
    • 6.7k views

  13. Is it burmite?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 15 replies
    • 6.6k views

  14. Hadrosaur Egg Scam? 1 2

    By Pterosaur,   
    • 32 replies
    • 6.6k views

  15. Spinosaurus Skull

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 7 replies
    • 6.5k views

  16. "Fossilized Turtle Eggs"

    By Trilobiting,   
    • 17 replies
    • 6.4k views

  17. Real or Fake Spinosaurus tooth

    By Patient113,   
    • 8 replies
    • 6k views

  18. Buying a Sauropod Foot Claw? 1 2

    By Troodon,   
    • 45 replies
    • 6k views

  19. Is my megalodon tooth real or fake?

    By Ghully,   
    • 11 replies
    • 5.9k views

  20. Real amber? Suspicious under black light?

    By Rwdrive,   
    • 6 replies
    • 5.9k views

  21. Megalodon Tooth - real?

    By NicolaT,   
    • 8 replies
    • 5.9k views

  22. Is it impossible to get Giganotosaurus teeth? 1 2

    By Oxalaia,   
    • 47 replies
    • 5.8k views

  23. Indonesian megalodon teeth warning!

    By aeon.rocks,   
    • 14 replies
    • 5.7k views

  24. Fairy Fossil?!

    By Coreythompson5,   
    • 9 replies
    • 5.5k views

  25. Add Mexican Fossils to Your AVOID List... 1 2

    By Fossildude19,   
    • 30 replies
    • 5.5k views
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