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I felt bad for my loving fiancé when I opened my Christmas present. And almost immediately recognized this giant Morrocan trilobite as a fake. A pretty bad fake at that! There are just a plethora of things wrong with it! Enjoy looking.......... when i put it underwater for a few seconds and paint started washing of it, she was convinced. Makes me mad that the guy selling it, told her it was completely authentic and must of known that didnt know any better. But I still will keep it in my collection as a fake. And I will keep an eye on this guy and see if he tries to pass any more fakes. Anyway it is a great conversation starter. Merry Christmas!
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Andalusiana Cambropallas Anxiety
Kurufossils posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
For a long time I've always wanted to have one of these trilobites, but they are so commonly faked I get anxiety whenever I consider ever purchasing one which has put me off from them for so long. I know there are obvious fakes but some get very close to real and I have a hard time disconcerning, a little restoration isn't so bad to me if its small part and the majority is real. Below I'm going to post a few pictures of some recent ones that leave me scratching my head. God forbid if these end up being fakes even though I definitely suspect restorations for sure, anyone know where to come across a real one?- 10 replies
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Is This Moroccan Trilobite Fake?
Eocenecarnage posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I bought this trilobite two days ago at a museum gift shop. The label said it was a phacops, even though it looks like a proteus. I questioning whether this is a real fossil.