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Fossilized skin of Tridentinosaurus found to be modern paint
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Ancient Fossil That Baffled Scientists For Decades Finally Reveals Its True Identity, Michelle Starr, Nature, February 16, 2024 280-Million-Year-Old Mystery Solved As Forged Fossil's "Skin" Identified As Paint The "soft tissues" of this partial forgery were painted on, but it isn't a total fake. Rachael Funnell, IFL Science, February 16, 2024 The open access paper is; Rossi, V., Bernardi, M., Fornasiero, M., Nestola, F., Unitt, R., Castelli, S. and Kustatscher, E. (2024), Forged soft tissues revealed in the oldest fossil reptile from the early Permian of the Alps. Palaeontology, 67: e12690. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12690 Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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Unknown Skull, gives me uncertain vibes...
Katy2319 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Third and final fossil I was asked to identify which totally stumped me. It honestly gives me weird vibes, and I know that's not scientific at all, but I just couldn't make myself stop wondering if it was a fake. The teeth are certainly real I think, but the texture and appearance of the skull itself just seemed too smooth. Maybe it was lacquered though, as some other specimens in the collection were, and it does have a similar appearance in that regard. there are many fragments clearly held together by glue, and a white sedimentary material within the jaws/cavity. It appears to have a seam running the length of the skull across the top which leads to a sort of ridge, which reminds me of what I've seen on rhinoceros skulls in my other research projects earlier today. Almost 6" tall from lowest point of the jaw to top of the ridge. Nearly 8" long, from farthest point of snout back of skull. 3-4" wide, so certainly very narrow, but fossils do get squashed sometimes, so I'm not certain how helpful that measurement really is.
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Acadoparadoxides authenticity
Nanosaurus posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello All. I am curious as to the groups assessment as to the authenticity of this Acadoparadoxides specimen from Morocco. It measures roughly 13 inches in length (the fossil itself). I see restoration of the right eye (as in right side of the photo) and right portions of the glabella, but beyond that am fairly hopeful/comfortable that the specimen is authentic. It is interesting that an upper thoracic segment is missing, but I am thinking this could be taphonomic or that segment was lost when the rock split. Anyway, I value any thoughts and input. I'm happy to share more photos as well. Thank you.
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Hello! This is an apparent “fossil” brittle star, looking much like those that come from the Ordovician of Morocco. However, these particular fossils are very often faked, and I have a strong gut feeling that this particular one has been carved into the matrix. What does everyone else think? For whatever reason that I can’t quantify this piece *looks* like a fake to me, especially due to the fact that it has a very distinctive obvious outline from an air tool, which often is a sign of carving, though that I’ve also often seen that done with genuine Knightia and such. There are a few things that may help indicate that it’s genuine, however, notably that fine details that would be difficult/too labor intensive to carve like “ribbing” on the arms and a “star” (like that on a sand dollar) in the middle of the body are visible. I’ve also already run a cotton swab with acetone over the body, which has not removed any color, so that may help rule out painting. But yes, my gut says it’s a carved forgery (or I guess to be nice you could say “replica”), interested in what everyone else thinks because I’m not 100% sure. Thanks!
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Any opinions on this clutch of eggs?Real,faked?Thanks
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I recently bought this piece from online and am uncertain of its authenticity. (But not very worried - it set me back less than $10!) It looks very much like the Dactylioceras ammonites coming out of the Posidonia Shale that I see online sometimes; however, up close, the shimmer appeared suspiciously similar to glitter nail polish. I tried a little acetone on one of the small back ammonites (third photo) and the gold dusting came off easily. There doesn't seem to be any depth to the positive fossils; where the plate is chipped, there just seems to be shale underneath. There are also tons of tiny ammonite impressions on the front but almost none in back. On the other hand, pieces like these are inexpensive, so would it be really worth the trouble to forge? Dimensions of the piece are about 13cm across, 1cm deep. Thank you for your expertise! I'm learning a lot from this forum. Happy to post more photos if necessary.
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Return of the (fake?) Hadrosaur eggs
palaeoguytn posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Evening all, Sorry to bore everyone with yet another egg post, however I stumbled across these "hadrosaur eggs" at the local antiques market. In the dark of the guy's stall they looked very real, but I'm having second thoughts as to its authenticity. Seller had no info bar that he got it off an old man who worked in SE Asia (red flag surely) and brought back a whole bunch of stuff. Anyway, thoughts and discussion would be appreciated!
