Tanisha Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I purchased this Mosasaur tooth from a local fossil and crystal shop, I assume that the tooth is real but Im nut sure if the root is real or its just set for display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 To me this is a real tooth set in fake matrix with a piece of modern bone carved and implanted to look like a root I have highlighted where the tooth was cemented into the matrix and also the cemement that joins the tooth and the *root* you can see they are different textures and coloursstill a real nice tooth though just with some fake bits added 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Yea, that's not a root at all. A random piece of bone ground down and attached to a piece of matrix where a tooth was placed. @will stevenson 's image is also really good in showing what's going on here. 2 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 learning a lot about "forgeries" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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