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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. mosasaur jaw 1 2 3

    By amon81,   
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  2. Spinosaurus tooth or....?

    By kost,   
    • 23 replies
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  3. Fake Sinohydrosaurus?

    By Hovland,
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  4. Keichousaurus: Real Or Fake?

    By gen,   
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    • New Members

    Don't get fooled buying Daspletosaurus Dino Teeth

    By Troodon,
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    • 19 replies
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    sabertooth cat skull real or fake?!

    By wootwoot,   
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    • 14 replies
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  7. Segnosaurus Egg- Is It Real?

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 11 replies
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  8. Hypselosaurus Egg- Is It Real?

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 10 replies
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  9. Majungasaurus Tooth? 1 2

    By Rustdee,   
    • 36 replies
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  10. Turtles. Real or Fake

    By oldtimer,   
    • 15 replies
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    Ammonite: real or fake?

    By LauraGalicia,   
      • New Members
    • 15 replies
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    Dragonfly "fossil" covered with calcite 1 2

    By DPS Ammonite,
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    • 31 replies
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  13. 6 inch Carcharodontosaurus Tooth- Real or fake? 1 2

    By pcptrade,   
    • 39 replies
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  14. Identification of Patagonia's Theropod Teeth 1 2

    By Troodon,   
    • 25 replies
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    Megalodon Tooth - REAL OR FAKE!?

    By Potatoes,   
      • New Members
    • 9 replies
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  16. Fossil nothosaurus

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 14 replies
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  17. Real keichousaurus? 1 2 3

    By MohammadAAK,   
    • 52 replies
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    Rhinoceros Tooth Fossil? 1 2

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
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    • 41 replies
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    mosasaurus tooth

    By ursamajor,   
      • New Members
    • 16 replies
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  20. Mosasaur jaw Morocco 1 2

    By AndOe,   
    • 48 replies
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  21. Fossil Dinosaur tooth core - Suchomimus tenerensis - 13cm 1 2

    By Fossilgrove,   
    • 31 replies
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  22. Are these Pyrite Ammonites real fossils?

    By GallinaPinta,   
    • 5 replies
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  23. 7 inch Megalodon Tooth Restored- Is Unrestored Tooth really 7 inches? 1 2

    By pcptrade,   
    • 34 replies
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  24. Kem Kem Material For Sale 1 2

    By Troodon,   
    • 28 replies
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  25. Is this Ichthyosaurus real? 1 2 3

    By indominus rex,   
    • 53 replies
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