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Red Flags on Dinosaur Material
Troodon posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I have not done red flags in a long time. Decided to look at just an auction site and was appalled at what I saw. Here is a small sampling of what I saw. A 5 1/2" Spinosaurus claw. Its a composite/fabricated and the red flag is just the price. You may not be knowledgeable to determine if its a composite or otherwise but these claws should be very expensive(in the thousands) and when you see them cheap especially big ones its a red flag. Most of the bones sold are identified as Spinosaurus. So be careful there are other reptiles out there. This one is from a Crocodyliform being sold as Spinosaurus Beautiful tooth unfortunately lots of sellers cannot distinguish between Ankylosaurus and one of the Nodosaurs in the Hell Creek. This one is an indeterminate Nodosaurid. Dont forget to get the county where it was found, especially if its Montana, needed for identification. Wow this tooth is being sold as ceratopsian, so that should give one a clue of the knowledge of some of the sellers listing fossils. Its Edmontosaurus Spinosaurus foot digit being sold. Nice claw but if you look at other views the phalanx belong to the hand not foot Caution everyone shopping for dinosaur material lots of mislabeled items out there not only from auction sites but some online dealers. Unless you are a real expert on this stuff please ask us before you buy.- 4 replies
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Red flag on a group of Ankylosaurus fossils
-Andy- posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Please be aware there's a bunch of supposed Ankylosaurus fossils on our favorite auction site. They are sold as Ankylosaurus armor, or tail plates. There are other similar pieces of maybe-fossils sold as Ankylosaurus parts, along with pieces of rocks sold as dinosaur eggs. I admit my knowledge in Ankylosaur fossils is limited, but I see absolutely nothing about these that's indicative of authentic Ankylosaurus fossils. No locality is given either. Please be on alert when you see these, along with the sellers' other suspect items. Real Ankylosaurus fossils should firstly be sold by a reputable dealer(since they are hard to identify properly), they should have bumps/ridges indicative of armor, and should have a rugose/wrinkled/bumpy texture. They are found in the Hell Creek Formation, Lance Formation, and Scollard Formation. Here are pictures of 4 authentic specimens for your reference.