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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. Is my Spino tooth legitimate?

    By M3gal0don_M4n,   
    • 3 replies
    • 203 views

  2. Question about quality / real of Keichousaurus

    By crabfossilsteve,   
    • 3 replies
    • 177 views

  3. How Much of this Discosauriscus Is Real?

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 7 replies
    • 346 views

  4. Any Shenanigans on these Starfish?

    By jikohr,   
    • 6 replies
    • 256 views

  5. Libellula doris larva

    By Othniel C. Marsh,   
    • 10 replies
    • 317 views

  6. Permian Reptile Captorhinus Fake Again? 1 2 3

    By Lucid_Bot,   
    • 65 replies
    • 2k views

  7. Not another keichousaurus - sorry but need help

    By fossil_fun,   
    • 7 replies
    • 335 views

  8. Embelished Erbenochile

    By Risorius,   
    • 4 replies
    • 210 views

  9. saber-tooth skull

    By DV77,   
    • 10 replies
    • 634 views

  10. What can you tell me about this sabertooth fossil?

    By vaetki,   
    • 1 reply
    • 232 views

  11. Discosauriscus partial skeleton- real?

    By Amontano,   
    • 4 replies
    • 198 views

  12. Fossil fish, fake or just painted?

    By kmosaurusrex,   
    • 5 replies
    • 236 views

  13. Real Nannotyrannus tooth?

    By ruminate,   
    • 23 replies
    • 501 views

  14. I don't know if this fossil is real

    By Lucas Grant,   
    • 3 replies
    • 217 views

  15. Spinosaurus jaw fake ?

    By Brevicolis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 234 views

  16. Claw real?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 545 views

  17. Fake root ?

    By Brevicolis,   
    • 1 reply
    • 202 views

  18. Is this dino claw real, fake or both?

    By trichter3,   
    • 5 replies
    • 291 views

  19. petrified ginkgo from US: is this real? 1 2

    By rocket,   
    • 26 replies
    • 618 views

  20. Juvenile Sclerocephalus from Pfalz- authentic?

    By Amontano,   
    • 6 replies
    • 255 views

  21. Psittacosaurus skull

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views

  22. Is this Basilosaurus Jaw real?

    By CFerraioli,   
    • 6 replies
    • 304 views

  23. Ankylosaur Tail Club Question

    By ThickHead808,   
    • 9 replies
    • 315 views

  24. T. rex or Nanotyrannus tooth? 1 2

    By Tressmeister,   
    • 25 replies
    • 1k views

  25. Spinosaurus tooth natural?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 629 views
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