klanguage Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Hello everyone! I'm here cause I've found this fossil in a vintage store before this pandemic..the owner of the store claims to have acquired it from a prestigious auction house.. and I would love to understand if it's real or fake.. he doesn't have so much information besides the dimensions of it.. 11cm H x 15cm W x 13cm D I would love to identify it! Thank you in advance and stay safe! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Looks like maybe 30 to 40% is real. The rest looks like typical restore job. 3 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 It's supposed to be a hadrosaur egg (Dendroolithus sp.) but it looks to be a poor resto job. Could be as bad as to be an entirely faked egg with a small portion (bottom left) having real shells stuck on. Avoid it. 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I would agree with the others avoid lots going on here mostly bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonsDoc Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Agree with everyone. Its a poor example of a Hadrosaur egg from China. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 A prestigious auction house would avoid having anything to do with this poorly composited fake, and would have no problem not getting the five dollar commission they would have made from its sale. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Prestigious auction houses don't necessarily know fossils. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/7/140729-dinosaur-coprolite-paleontology-dung-fossil-auction/ 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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