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Against better judgement, I acquired a "keishosaurus" fossil. I trust the dealer - but not necessarily their source. I'm attaching some photos - please let me know your opinion - do you think it's a real one, "restored/painted", or a complete/near complete fake. The chip in the left forearm looks concerning to me. Any insight is appreciated.

I have the dream of one day getting a fossil keichousaurus. I've also heard that there's a ton of fakes out there. How can I be sure that I'm not spending $100 on a rock with paint?

This interesting specimen of Keichousaurus was just dug up from Xingyi of Guizhou. Look, it got two heads! I think the other head belongs to another Keichousaurus with body still buried in the matrix or it is the left over skull of another individual. What do you think?

Hello. I'm considering this Keichousaurus hui. I think the bones look original, the toes all have the right shape. My main area of concern is the skull because it looks a little fishy. Any help is appreciated!

Not interested in buying ... it’s just to educate myself. Real or fake? I think it looks pretty questionable, but maybe I’m wrong. Not really sure here. .

Hi, I am mostly confident this is real, but before i spend a decent amount of money on a fossil, i want to check for confirmation that this is indeed real. The sellers haven't described any repair/restoration or any paint, and i think there is calcite veins. The fossil is 12cm long. Thanks.

6 cm long...

Morning guys! Weeks back I impulse bought a Keichousaurus and posted it here. Many of you guys said it was real with touch ups. Now that I’ve got it in the mail, I’m posting pics down below. I apologize if some come out blurry as my phone’s camera is awful.

Morning everyone, was wondering if anyone could tell if this keich is real or fake. Matrix is 6cm by 5cm and fossil outstretched is 4.7 cm. Listed as an “unbarked layer”. Location of discovery not given but of course it is shipped from China. Please advise.

This specimen of Keichousaurus is interesting. It has a crystallized crack cutting across its belly. I wonder what kind of mineral is that, is it quartz? Have anyone seen this before?

Hey guys just one more and I’ll be Keich’d out for a while. Does Thisbe one look Atleast partially real? I can see some of the digits are painted but the bone detail looks halfway decent. Just wanting a second opinion.

Hey guys, are these keichousaurus fossils real?

I have had this Keichousaurus in my collection for a while now. I was wondering whether it's real, I really hope you guys can help. Regards, indominus rex

Hey guys, I'm sure this has been asked a lot but I just bought a Keich and I'm wondering if I made a mistake. Pictures should be attached.

A few keichousaurs, no restoration. Keichousaurus 1

Hi all. I have here two keichousaurus specimens and I need some help determining which one is real, or if they're both real, or if they're all fake, etc. pics 1 & 2 are from the same specimen and pic 3 is the other one.

Hello all. I'm thrilled to have found this forum. I have been an amateur herpetologist for many years but only recently have joined the ranks of fossil collectors and the world of paleontology. As a kid I was fascinated by fossils, but, as with many child's dreams my interest was shelved for matters of practicality. Now here I am in "old age" with my first keichousaurus while I'm also teaching myself to prepare Green River fossil fish from Fossil Lake. Feels like it's the awakening of a new obsession! My keich has been in the States for many years, although I'm sure its origins are overseas. I thought I'd share to photos, just to introduce the subject and see what you folks, who are much more experience than I, think of my keichousaurus. And don't be afraid to critique it. My skin isn't as thin as his!

Please take a look of the baby Keichousaurus below, its skull looks a bit different from others. Is it because the upper jaw and lower jaw were displaced and so the skull appears like that, or would this be a different species? I understand from local collectors there that this form is much rarer than the normal form. The normal forms are below:

This is a picture of my baby Keichousaurus hui that I got on an auction site for very cheap price. The slate is 8x5cm but the reptile itself is 5cm. It is very small so to see the bones and details you need a magnifying glass. Hope you like the post.

So i'm not a pro at Photoshop but i decided to do a little edit of one of my Keichousaurus.

Hello! Good Night to everyone of the my beloved forum! I would like to know, please, if there is a way to know if my Keichousaurus is male or female. If there is a way, how can I know the difference between the two? And to finish, please, I would like to know if my specimen is an adult or a young Keichousaurus? Thank you all for the help!

This is a specimen of a Keichousaurus which is claimed to be a pregnant one. The abdomen contains some small bone like structures claiming to be bone fragments of baby Keichousaurus. The abdominal bones were not obvious, perhaps lost in the process of preparation. Are those blurry parts really baby Keichousaurus?

Alright guys, so I have been wanted a keichousaurus for a while but haven't gotten one out of the fear of purchasing a fake. I am very aware that fossils on ebay from china are (the majority of the time) fake, especially keichs. The one I am looking at right now is from a ebay seller out of Hong Kong, but it looks especially roughshod, which I am hoping is a sign of authenticity. Most of the fakes I believe look very perfect and painted with dark blank paint, however this one looks in bad shape or only half prepared. I do not mind how decorative it looks, I would just like it to be a real fossil. I attached some pictures that the seller has up. Please let me know what you guys think! And thank you!!!

Hi Everyone, I'm guessing the answer to this would be yes so apologies for my naivety and thank you for your patience here. My husband has always been into paelentology, loves his geology and fossils and he has a birthday coming up. I wanted to get him something really lovely because not only is he a lovely hubby on a daily basis but he's been especially so over the last few months, looking after my parents a lot when my Dad got seriously ill late last year. I decided I wanted to get him a really lovely fossil plaque and so I went looking and found a Keichousaurus from a UK seller. Stupidly, having looked around a lot at internet fossil sites I still ended up on ebay because the sites either didn't have anything suitable or did have something amazing but that was out of my budget (which was reasonable at a few hundred but obviously not enough to get him something bigger). The seller looks reputable enough. He has 100% positive feedback (but clearly doesn't really sell fossils - there were a couple of reviews from happy shoppers on there who had purchased a couple of fossils from him) answers all queries very promptly, has promised that should I be less than 100% happy with the fossil he will give me a full refund, states that he purchased this fossil from a reputable UK seller because he is aware of issues with Keichousaurus fossils, etc. However, it wasn't until afterwards I decided to read up a little bit more about Keichousaurus' that I discovered about the issues exporting fossils from China and that in addition these are prime targets for fake fossils. Seriously, there is nothing that anyone can say at this point that is going to make me feel any more stupid than I already do and I've learnt a valuable lesson from it. The problem is that as this isn't something I've ever purchased before I genuinely didn't realise that people would or could make convincing fakes (although obviously I'm a bit better educated now)! In terms of re-sale I'm sure my husband would never sell it but thats not the point - I wanted to give him something really special and unique to thank him for everything he does on a daily basis and I'd be heartbroken if it wasn't genuine. The fossil is getting shipped this week and like I said the seller does seem a genuinely nice guy, who has been with ebay for over a decade and I don't think he would deliberately attempt to fleece me. I do believe him when he says he would refund me if I wasn't happy so now I'm wondering if there is any way I can check the fossil is genuine when it arrives and could really do with some help. I'm sorry to ask - I'm guessing I am far from alone in this topic but any help that could be offered would be very gratefully received. I have a photo of the fossil below if this helps and have more if needed: Many thanks for any help you can give!

Good Night to everyone from my favorite forum! When I bought my so dreamed specimen of Keichousaurus hui, he got here at home like this: The problem is that I was foolish (naive) enough to do a polish around him, and even though I tried to go back, try to correct my mistake by rubbing his powder, he ended up looking like this: Is there any way to go back, from the surroundings of it to be what it was before, some mode to which I can correct my mistake? Any help I can have, I'm very grateful. Everlasting gratitude!