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Got this jaw/skull piece at a shop recently that was labeled Hyracodon. I don't think it looks like Hyracodon, but I don't know what it could be. Any ideas?
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Inexperienced and about to get scammed
Grim_realm posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Dear all, I've just stumbled upon this forum and am grateful to all of you for all the information and support you're giving. I would like to start a collection of fossils but have basically no knowledge on the matter. A few days ago I saw an auction on a common website with "expert confirmation and estimated price" and it was expiring a few hours later. I saw an opportunity and jumped on it. And by looking at the claw - I think I got scammed. So far I haven't payed for anything, but I'm being pressured to do so. Could someone tell me if all 3 are fake? The skeleton and the claw are from one seller, the skull is from another. The pictures of the claw obviously show 2 different ones, but they should be "the one" I won. Please advise
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Largest piece i've come across. Yorktown formation - VA. It was found with what I believe was a bunch of smaller whale skull pieces. I'm at a loss for what this could be. Doesn't look quite look like a skull piece, or mandible, or rib, but i'm not an expert. There is one smooth section on the inside of piece, maybe helpful in identification. I would love others thoughts on what they think it is? Thanks!
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Had it suggested to me on Treasure Net that this could be a cranium of some sort, what are your thoughts? - Roughly 2.5"x2.5" and spherical in shape - appears to have some sort of seam that's visible from the outside but not the inside - Hard and inflexible (overall strength and hardness I'd compare to a thick popsicle stick) - Found on a newly exposed sand bank along the North Saskatchewan River
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Mosasaur Skull Real or Fake
gigaman posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I have been debating a weighty decision to acquire this mosasaur skull, does this seem authentic to a more experienced eye?
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Hello, friends! Just joined. We have had this fossil for years. Husband can't remember, but he thinks he found it in Wyoming as a young boy. We have always wondered what it was. Thank you in advance for any help! Cool site!!!
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Hello I have found this in a river bed hiking with my family. I think its fairly old but how is hard to tell . The location was in the middle of a river that was lower then usual . I found 2 skulls and so many other bones that we gave up picking them up . 20230806_090919.heic 20230806_090916.heic 20230806_082646.heic 20230723_092521.heic 20230723_092512.heic 20230723_092517.heic
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We find lots of tiny fossils in this area and my son's were hoping for help identifying these treasures. Picture 2 & 3 are the same fossil just turned over. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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A little art project I’m working on. The teeth are all real, no restorations - all found by myself and my daughter. I get that the teeth aren’t t-rex but I just liked the skull replica (bought online). I also get that the teeth aren’t necessarily in the right position or arch, but I figured 99.999%of people would never know. The original skull had horrible looking teeth before I broke them all out Feel free to tell me what’s blatantly wrong and I can fix it, or replace with other teeth I’ve got. Next up is working on a frame to hang it in. I was thinking a sheet metal backing with a wood frame and some led lights behind the skull? Any thoughts or ideas in a display? thanks
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Hi Everyone! Can anyone out there tell me what they think this skull belongs to? I’m in the process of prepping it for a guy who found it laying on a Corpus Christi beach in Texas 20 years ago. The teeth and left side of the skull were pretty beat up, but there should be enough for an ID. I’ve been researching for a while, but still not certain. The area is in the Beaumont Formation; which means Pleistocene material although the skull could’ve been carried by a big storm or hurricane from elsewhere. I had someone suggest gar and another person suggest a Hesperornithine bird. While still fragile, the skull seems more hefty and sturdier than fish material, but I could be totally wrong. Any insight would be much appreciated! Thank you!! Lauren
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I found this today out on the brazos river and I’m not sure what it is exactly. When I first picked it up my thought was mammoth or mastodon skull just from pictures I have seen. Can anyone help me identify this?
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I saw this for sale and was wondering if anyone could verify that this is indeed part of a pachy skull. It looks right to me, but I just wanted to make sure. It’s from hell creek formation. Thanks!
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Probably Miocene* turtle skull I found (prep in progress)
mamlambo posted a topic in Member Collections
I found a concretion on one of our local beaches (New Zealand) with a bit of bone sticking out. The bone was different in texture from the cetacean material we usually find but I thought it was probably a large vertebra of some kind. Imagine my surprise when I started prepping it and the shape started looking more and more like a large turtle skull! It's about 17cm wide at the back so a chunky animal! I'm prepping it using a combination of air scribe (to get close to the bone) and vinegar (to remove the last 0.5mm of rock). The bone has an amazing texture, full of holes and suture lines. Very different to anything else I have ever found or prepped. Here is the video where I find it: https://youtu.be/VUvO5vKLIUg?t=149 I'll post again when it has been prepped but will be a few months If anyone has any papers on Miocene / Pliocene sea turtles, I'd love to know!
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Interesting way of displaying an oreodont.
fossilhunter21 posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi, everyone. Just thought I would share with everyone this thing I just made to display my oreodont skull nicer. I had been thinking of ways that I could do it, and decided this would work the best for me. To make the insert, I had to put saran wrap around both halves of the skull. Then, using apoxie sculpt, I sculpted the insert to the the shape of the skull. This took a lot of patience, and a lot of time... I was worried I wouldn't be able to get it done before it dried. The reason for the weird shape in the matrix of the jaw is to help keep the insert in place. I am not super happy with the green color, but it still looks pretty good, at least to me. I am also not sure happy with the placement... Hope you enjoy! Cheers and Shalom, -Micah
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Hello forum, I was doing some yard work and found what looks like a petrified skull. Can anyone help identify what it may be? Appreciate all input and help. Located in Michigan. /Chris
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So I thought I would share my recent and dream fossil find. Mark Kemp prepared my precious find for me. When I found it on the beach the skull had a big blob on the top. For some reason the nodule had been formed in this shape, possibly preserving it well? Anyway, here it was as I found it. A nice heavy lump to carry back. I could see the front of the rostum (Jaw, and back of the skull poking out of the rock) After preparation Thank you
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Hi everyone, Today I was working in the garden and found a small, recent skull. I tried to identity it but after an hour scrolling through skulls I gave up. I think that it most resembles to a rat skull but this one is shorter and has a wider top part. Can someone help me? Thanks in advance!
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Hello I have a skull I hope the forum can help me ID. Usually the nasal and the zygomatic arches make it an easy call but my skull is missing both. Going by head angle I'm tentatively leaning towards Stephanorhinus over Woolly rhinoceros. The only info I have is Eurasia probably Russia, Pleistocene. Thank you in advance.
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Mosasaur skull - real or fake?
chris131313 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Opinions on these images? Mosasaur skull seems too good to be true for a size this big from what I’m seeing but I don’t know how to judge. It looks relatively real to me but wanted you guys to weigh in. It’s like 3 feet long.
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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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Complete mosasaur skull - real?
chris131313 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi everyone, I’m new to this but am curious as to whether these are legit or not. I’d imagine they’d be way more expensive but I wasn’t sure if this website is legit or not, and I really do not want to get scammed if I eventually buy something like this. Does this forum have a list of credible websites/vendors? -
Thoughts on this Mosasaurus Skull ?
Phos_01 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello everyone, What are your thoughts on this Mosaurus Skull. Im considering buying it It should be a Tylosaurus, it was found in Kansas. Sized at 45 × 17 × 16 cm. There is also a photo showing the found bones.
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Machairodus Horribilis sabertooth cat skull
Dinobot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi this is posted online. I was hoping to get input on its authenticity. How can you tell new material and composite for older material? Stated it is from Hippareon layer Gansu province Would this be considered a good better or best specimen? Are the sabers all original? Thanks for the help! On a sperate note there are a few on a local auction house that come from China, Taiwan and Korea. Are these commonly fakes?
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*AN EXPERT IS NEEDED* Devonian Vertebrate Skull from New York State
mikeymig posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this Upper Devonian nodule containing bones years ago. Of course I don't find too many Devonian vertebrate fossils here in NY so I squirreled it away to get it properly prepared and IDed someday. After doing some recent rearranging of my collection, I decided to bring this fossil out into the light. What I know - #1. Its a vertebrate fossil for sure and it looks to me to be cranium elements. #2. The size is 5.5" x 5.5". #3. It was found in the Cashaqua shale nodule layer. I also find straight and coiled shelled cephalopods, wood, and tiny bivalves in this unit. My question is - Do you think Fish? Placoderm? Tetrapod? Any information will be appreciated and what species it is would be a huge help. You can magnify the pics but if you need additional photos/angles let me know. Thank You, Mikey
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Hey there just wondering if anyone can help ID this skull found in Australia NSW on the beach
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