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Hi, Saw this and I think it is a small lower Polycotylid jaw (possibly from Manemergus or Thililua) and I wanted to get some opinions on it. It comes from near Goulmima in Morocco and is 42cm in length. Thank you!
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Selling Real for Fake Fossils?
Lucid_Bot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Everyone I've encountered on this site has been very helpful, so thank you. However, I'm in need of more help. For the last year I've been collecting real fossils in the field and selling some to pay for more exotic rocks. In a recent post I found that my Solnhofen shrimp is, if not totally, mostly fake. Now I'm quite suspicious of my entire purchased collection and was hoping you could help me identify fakes. The first two pictures are apparently Priscacara, Green River Formation, Eocene; the next two supposedly Asteroidea, Morocco, Ordovician; the last three supposedly Triassic, Arizona petrified wood--this came from the same group that sold me the fake shrimp. All help is appreciated.
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Dicranarus Monstrosus fossil, is it real?
Fossil Maniac posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello! I saw this Dicaranarus monstrosus fossil online, I want to know if it's authentic or not. Thank you for any help!.thumb.png.14464cb228eb17ba01b9fa6af6904b2f.png)
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Hi everyone! I've been looking at possible ids for this one and my best guess is Elosuchus, but I wanted to make sure since the crown is kinda small (juvenile?). Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Crown Height is 2 cm, Crown base is 1.3 x 1.25 cm Overall specimen is 6.4 cm long (straight line) Largest cross section on root is 1.4 x 1.4 cm. As usual any feedback is appreciated!
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Hi everyone, I bought this piece long ago and after last move I forgot it in a moving box. I just rediscovered it and I would like to know more about it. The seller said it was an Enchodus half jaw from Morocco Cretaceous. In my opinion : this is a real piece but perhaps an assemblage (just hope it is not a a complete Frankensteinsaurus). it is not Enchodus but it is definitely some kind of Halisaurus. I suspect there is a left dentary (?), a right surangular (??? probably glued piece) and 2 other bones (underneath the surangular and above jaw). I would be very happy to have your opinion and more information on this piece. Thanks for your help !
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Nyctosaurid humerus
Opabinia Blues posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Pterosaur material is always something I’m interested in adding to my collection through purchases, so this following piece is something that’s been on my wishlist for a while now. The seller labels this fossil an Alcione humerus from the Khouribga phosphates in Morocco, which seems reasonable to me as the bone compares well to the genus’ holotype. But because this wouldn’t be a cheap purchase and because of the questionable authenticity of many Moroccan fossils, I thought it would be wise to see if there are any red flags with this bone. Specifically, I’m wondering if this humerus might be composited, as there’s a section in the middle of the bone that appears as though two non associated pieces may have been melded together, though I’m not completely sure as this could of course also just be regular erosion and stress. The fact that this bone has been prepared on a neatly rounded piece of matrix also makes me a little bit weary for some reason. I have bad experience with composited or even outright faked Moroccan fossils, hence why I’m being very careful. Many thanks for any thoughts and opinions.
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Final Round of Real vs. Fake
Lucid_Bot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
This is actually quite enjoyable finding out which fossils are real and fake. First pic we have a fossil flower stamen from the Green River Formation in Utah. The second piece was quite cheap, but it's from Morocco (Anti-Atlas Mtns.) and it seemed odd to me that the bottom Orthoceras has the same pattern as the matrix below it. But perhaps you have an explanation for that. The third piece is a Ginkgo leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation of North Dakota. The final piece is a Juvenile Megalodon tooth from Pungo River Formation of North Carolina. Thanks again to everyone who's helped out, I'm sure I'm not the only one who's learned something..thumb.png.d1605919f5b60890a3dac3a004e43fde.png)
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Hello everyone, i saw these two fossils from the phosphate and i am not sure about the type of animal. the first one look like a limb bone (but no idea of the animal) and the secound one like a wing part (maybe from a pterosaur ?). I need confirmation and precision on the identification if someone have an idea.
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Hi, This bone looks like a Spinosaur neural spine, but I'm not too sure. Does anyone have an idea what this bone could be? Thanks!
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Hi everyone! Got a nice little mystery bone from the Kem Kem here. I think it's a Coracoid bone but I'm not sure from what. I'm leaning Crocodyliform only because that seems to be the most common thing for these random mystery bones but I don't know for sure so I figured I'd seek a second opinion in case it might be something else like a fish bone. It measures 7 cm (2.76 inches). Any feedback is appreciated as always!
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Hi, I think this is a partial Pliosaur tooth, just wanted to ask.for confirmation. Thanks.
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This fossil is of Late Ordovician age from the Upper Ktaoua Formation at Erfoud, Morocco. It is quite obviously a starfish, so is in the class Asteroidea. The starfish is about 8.5 cm across. I'd like to know if anyone has a more specific id, ideally the genus but otherwise the family or at least the order.
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Taxonomy from Sumrall & Zamora 2011. Diagnosis (Sumrall & Zamora 2011, p. 441): "Large Isorophus with moderately curved ambulacra and proportionately wide peripheral rim." Identified by oilshale using Sumrall & Zamora 2011. References: Sumrall, Colin D. & Zamora, Samuel (2011) Ordovician edrioasteroids from Morocco: faunal exchanges across the Rheic Ocean. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Vol. 9, Issue 3, September 2011, 425–454.
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From the album: Moroccan Cretaceous Fossils
Found in Cap Rhir, Agadir, Morocco. Lower Cretaceous Barremian Stage. Approximately 3 cm.-
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From the album: Moroccan Cretaceous Fossils
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I recently purchased some more Moroccan fossils, including several shark teeth...I tried IDing them on my own, here are my guesses (scale is in inches; 1 inch = 2.5 cm), am I close? I don’t have much experience IDing Eocene teeth, so I’m not sure. Thanks!!! 1. Otodus obliquus 2. Cretolamna appendiculata 3. Cretolamna aschersoni 4. Striatolamia macrota 5. Jaekelotodus spp. 6. Brachycarcharias atlasi 7. Tooth I have no idea on (had cusps but they broke off) 8. Jaw bone section I have no idea on 9. Fossil I have no idea on
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Keichousaurus and "Dyrosaurus" skull.
ConnorR posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
First up, I found several Keichousaurus fossils being sold. Amongst them all, I think this is the nicest one. Is it good or bad quality, and what would you pay for it? Second up is what appears to be a crocodylomorph skull from Morocco. The seller claims that it's a Dyrosaurus, but it's clearly not that. It looks nothing like Dyrosaurus, and it would be way too old. I know you can't say for certain just from photos, but how likely is it to be genuine? If it is, what genus do you think it belongs too?.thumb.jpg.8dde77d803bf112c54dbc84dc5f65a9e.jpg)
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Hi everyone! I'm fairly certain there's no funny business on this one, but I don't know what type of critter it could be since I'm fairly certain 99.9% of Moroccan claw pics online are of fakes and the remaining 1% are misidentified. 37.5 mm long 12 mm tall 8 mm wide What do you all think? Dinosaur? Croc? Turtle? Pterosaur? Any feedback is greatly appreciated as always!
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I'm at a fossil show and saw this. Might buy it. Is it real?
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Hello everybody: I have recently got this nice specimen of Ammonites from Middle Atlas, Northern Morocco. Seller states the specimen is from the Cretaceous. Sadly, no proper identity is given to me by the seller. I would like to know if anyone is happen to know something about this kind of Ammonites. Thanks in advance, Best regards, Benito. SPAIN.
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Top Rare 12 cm Unidentified Fossil Plant
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Hello! I have a brachiopod that they seller said was a Rhynchonella. And from the Ziz Valley, Morocco Jurassic (Oxfordian). But I can't find any info about it. I have seen similar Brachiopods for sale from Morocco with different age and locations. Does anyone know if these really are Jurassic in age? Sadly many of Moroccan fossils have bad location info . Here are the Brachiopods
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Identification Needed for Trilobite I Have Recently Aquired
FossilRhino18 posted a topic in Fossil ID
I recently have aquired a trilobite and do not quite know the identification. I later identified thinking that it is a Zlichovaspis rugosa trilobite from the lower devonian. I am still having hesistation though and would like someone else's opinion. It has nice detail in the eyes and head plate. You can really see it in the last photo. Thank you
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I'm picked up this little tooth a few weeks ago on the auction site, then description was as follows; "A Fossil Sharks tooth from Cretolamna bi-auriculata, from the Eocene age Phosphate deposits of Morocco." Wondering if anyone has any thoughts, opinions or confirmation on the ID. Thanks!
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Hi, Just wanted confirmation about whether this tooth from Morocco is Pliosaur or Polycotylid. The crown is somewhat small, but there are still striations on it. I lean towards Pliosaur but I'm not 100% sure at this point. Thank you!
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