Hi everyone!
i found this psittacosaurus skeleton on an auction site. At first glance I noticed that something as off. It’s supposed to be from an old collection and the juvenile specimen is about 50 cm in length.
These are my issues with it (would be great to hear your opinions about this).
1. The spine, neck and tail doesn’t look at all like vertebrae.
2. In the skull there’s some black mineral left in the eye socket and in the mouth. But it doesn’t match any mineral I’ve seen around these specimen before.
3. The mounting and position is just very off.
4. The ribs are clearly replacements.
What’s your view on this? Is it worth buying and further restoring?