Keichousaurus or an impostor

[Yan11]

Hi,

 

In 2013 I bought a keichosaurus fossil from online , and since then I haven't thought much of it, after me and my mum and dad moved to a new apartment the fossil got somewhat forgotten, but today I tried inspecting it. I read some of the treads here but even with this I can't decide if mine is a real or a fake one. From what I have gathered there aren't many outright fakes, but more so real ones that are enhanced.

I will be glad to hear your opinion on the pictures (sorry for the poor quality but I  had to use my phone). Any response will be very much appreciated.

Best regards to everybody.

[Yan11]

[daves64]

I'm no expert in any sense of the word, but that spine has seen better days. Looks like it was possibly puttied over or just butchered during prep, then repaired & the fingers are almost non existent. I'm thinking real, just prepped too aggressively. But that's me. Others with more knowledge will be along eventually to give a better opinion. 

[Crazyhen]

The fossil is real but very much eroded during acid and mechanical preparation.  The bones were worn off and the digits were mostly gone.

[Yan11]

Thanks, this is a big relief, better a bad specimen than a fake one!