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Real or Fake (Drotops megalomanicus) ?
Jacobboom posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
After recent lessons about fake Drotops Armatus, I try to be as cautious as possible when making new purchases. I recently found a really nice double Drotops megalomanicus for sell. To me, it is just too pretty to ignore. But since this is my first time seeing such specimen (two huge Drotops megalomanicus stacking together), I think it is better to ask for options before making the expensive commitment. To me, this looks like a real one because of the white line (silica vein) running across the body. But a draw back is the not so detailed eyes, which seems suspicious. Let me know your opinions!
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Hiya guys! I'd like to ask help for ID. This tooth in matrix is from Akrabou Formation in Goulmima, Morocco, and I would like to know which polycotylid plesiosaur (maybe?) species can match this tooth🧐
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https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/02/360800/dinosaur-fossils-from-cretaceous-period-discovered-near-casablanca A clickbait photo.
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I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Morocco last year in May and tour the wonderful geology of the country. This will be a very short recap of the experience because frankly there are just too many things to share. For starters, the culture is fantastic. Morocco consists primarily of the Berber people and they are some of the friendliest people I've encountered. Very welcoming and ready to share some tea with you. Tea is by far the most common thing you will drink in country. I'm quite certain there were days that I had tea at least 8 separate times, and the tea was fantastic. If you've never had Moroccan tea then you are missing out (the mint tea in particular is wonderful). The cuisine is beyond amazing, and there honestly wasn't anything in country that I didn't like. Trying to replicate some of the foods has been a challenge (my tagine is getting close), but I suppose that just means I'll need to return some day. The country is also very safe throughout. As a solo female traveler, I felt comfortable at all times and was not concerned. However you should know that few people speak English. The most common languages people know are Arabic, French, and Berber, so there was some language barrier but as with most things, it was doable. My arrival to Morocco began in Marrakech where I was met by my guide who drove me out of the city, through the Tizi n'Tichka mountain pass at 2200m in elevation. Eventually we made our way to Tamdahkte and I stayed at a wonderful riad that was (as I would come to find out) quite open air just as most riads and buildings are in Morocco. On the way we stopped at a salt mine and walked through.
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Someone call it Paralejurus spatuliformis and others Paralejurus hamlagdadicus. What is this?
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HI! I think this Austerops looks like Austerops smoothops. But it's eye lens are slightly different from Austerops smoothops eye lens fomula. Is it Austerops smoothops or other species??
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Hi? I think this trilobite looks like Keyserops megaspina. But Keyserops megaspina's genal spine is more longer. So I 'm not sure. Is it Keyserops megaspina? or other species?
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HI? I purchased Ceratonurus from morocco before. I wanna know about species of ceratonurus. But, In google all ceratonurus from moroccos are Ceratonurus sp. What is Species of Ceratonurus from morocco?
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From the album: Invertebrates
Unusuropode castroi Duarte & Santos, 1962 Late Cretaceous Cenomanian / Turonian Akrabou Formation Gara es Sbâa Tafraoute Tiznit Province Morocco -
Is this Drotops Armatus real?
Jacobboom posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I recently spent [price redacted) on this Drotops Armatus from an USA fossil dealer. But when I received it, I became very suspicious. First, I examined it clearly and there isn't any sign of cracking and glueing, which is pretty unusual based on my knowledge. Second, the color is just too brown. Seller claimed this specimen is from Altchana formation, but I never seen such color in any other Morocco trilobites. Third, there are around 10-20 tiny little holes (less than 0.5mm) on the bug surface, which looked very suspicious. Seller claimed these holes are caused by sand blaster. Can I trust this specimen? Very worried and want some advice! IMG_5745.HEIC IMG_5746.HEIC
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I recently acquired this piece. It's a little over an inch long, from the Asfla region of Morocco. It was labeled pliosaur but looking at other pictures online, it appears to favor a Polycotylidae plesiosaur tooth. Thoughts?
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Hi! Information of this Paralejurus provided is Name: Paralejurus spatuliformis Locale: Tafilalt, Jebel oufatene, Morocco (Local information may be incorrect. I think It is P. brongniarti or P. bohemicus, not P. spatuliformis. (I referred to this paper : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259399182_The_Devonian_styginid_trilobite_Paralejurus_with_new_data_from_Spain_and_Morocco) What do you think about???
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I have this unnamed moroccan tilobite in my collection , now i want to know If somebody knows the exact species. I've done a little bit of research and found two species that match very well : Holladorps and Minicryphaeus Quaterspinosus . Or i am completly wrong and its a complete different species Length of the trilobite : 5 cm Found in : Erfoud, morocco
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Hi, I think this trilobite looks like Phacops smoothops, it's eye facet similar Phacops smoothops eye fomula. But I think the smoothops genal angle is more rounded. So I'm not sure that it is smoothops. Is it smoothops? And, in Phacopidae, if the eye facet is correct, can i specify it, if other features are little different?
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Spinosaurus claw , real or fake ?
Brevicollis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello, I saw this Spinosaurus claw for sale today and it looked "okay" to me . Clean , no matrix , good shape . But the photos are a bit weird : no near photos, photos just from two sides (maybe to hide restorations) . Whats your opinion on it ? It was found in the Kemkem beds, morocco.
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I saw this dinosaur finger for sale today. Its labeled as Spinosaurus finger but it looks more like Abelisaurus or Deltadromeus . Is it even real or from the same dinosaur ? Whats your opinion about it ? Found in: Kemkem beds, morocco From the upper cretaceous
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HI! I think this is Reedops pembertoni. Is this right? Pygidium is looks like Reedops, and eye facet is similar Reedops pembertoni. But I'm not sure..
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Hello, could someone please help me find out which species of Moroccan mosasaur this jaw fragment belongs to? 2x2 inches
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hi I recently wanted to find a Tylosaurid tooth from Morocco, but I'm confused about the tooth morphology of this ID. Because I found that some teeth described as Tylosaurid had very distinct protruding prisms (likes figure 3 and 4) on their crown surfaces, while some teeth were indeed relatively smooth (picture 1 and 2). Which one is correct?
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I am fortunate enough to have such a huge amount of Middle Devonian Givetian material that I thought it best to put the older Middle Devonian stage, the Eifelian, in its own thread. There are some spectacular fossils here as well though! I thought a good place to start would be in the Formosa Reef, which I believe is quite early Eifelian. This tabulate coral and stromatoporoid reef continues similar complexes found from the Middle Silurian, see my: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/84678-adams-silurian/page/3/ thread from page three onwards for details. All these Formosa Reef specimens come from a delightful gift from my good friend @Monica who is a tad busy with life at the moment but is fine and still thinking of the forum. This outcrop can be found on Route 12 near Formosa/Amherstburg, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. This beautiful-looking specimen came to me with only a third of it revealed but I managed to get it this far after nine days of painful pin prepping. Monica found another one and posted it for ID here: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/105528-weird-circular-imprints-formosa-reef-lower-devonian/#comment-1172285 The specimen was identified by another Canny Canadian @Kane to be the little stromatoporoid sponge Syringostroma cylindricum. Hardly a reef-builder, but gorgeous nonetheless. It does have a little thickness to it, but not much. Beautiful! Pretty thin, actually. I love this Monica, thank you!
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I just got a package today of fossils from Morocco. Most were just your common mosasaur and otodus teeth, etc. But this one just doesn't look right. Can someone please help me identify it? It looks like a rather wide Otodus tooth but has a prominent ridge running down the middle. It also has a very large root and the tooth sits on quite an angle from the root. Appreciate any help. It is 2 1/2 cm across at the root.
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Is this Drotops armatus real?
A.Passero posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hey everyone, I just wanted to see what you guys thought of this Drotops. I know they are commonly faked and the lacquer job on this specimen isn't the best. Let me know what you think, I can take more pictures if you want.
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Some of the nicer fossils from Morocco that I own. Let's start! - Set of nice spinosaurus teeth. Found in the same tunnel and layer. Only some meters away from eachother. 11 and 10.8 centimeter KemKem group, Morocco - Hainosaurus Boubker jaw pieces (dentary + snout) associated from an adult specimen. Really rare. Sidi Chennane, Oued Zem Morocco - Huge 10.6 centimeter carcharodontosaur crown with neat orane/brown like colors. KemKem group, Morocco - Set of 35 associated Otodus Obliquus teeth. Biggest one measures 8CM. Took a while to find one. El Khourigba, Morocco
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Spinosaurus toe , how much is reconstructed ?
Brevicollis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I saw this Spinosaurus toe for sale today and wondered how much of it is reconstructed. It was found in the Kemkem formation , morocco From the cretaceous period .
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Hi everyone, I have recently acquired this mosasaur jaw from an online auction. It is currently being shipped to me so I'll be able to take additional photos once it has arrived. The seller stated it was found in a phosphate mine in the Khouribga region in Morocco. It's 41 cm wide and 20 cm tall. I'd like to know if it's possible to identify the genus or species this jaw belongs to. I'm also wondering if it's possible to tell if it's an upper or lower jaw. Before I'd discovered this forum I made a post about it on Reddit. The people there told me the matrix is fake and there have been some small repairs made. What are the signs of the matrix being fake? And what are the signs it's been repaired/restored? Below are two more photos which will hopefully provide more information. Thanks a bunch!
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