Getthesalt Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Hi everyone! I saw these few mosasaur teeth online for pretty cheap and I'm wondering if they are real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I believe you could acquire any of those with confidence. They appear as teeth from Morocco, that are frequently offered. The crowns, as shown, are common fossils and therefore unlikely to be fabricated. The monkey business is common with more complete examples, such as cobbled together jaw sections. With those fakes, legitimate crowns, like above, are affixed to ersatz bone on artificial matrix. 3 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Yes 100% real, I buy hundreds of these a year from Morocco. Look for one with no repair work to it. They are cheap so don't over pay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Yes, real. Mosasaur teeth are generally too common to fake outright. What does happen a lot, is that rooted teeth are faked a lot. Tooth crowns that are still attached to their roots are a bit more rare and thus they are faked. What happens is that real tooth crowns are placed on either real roots that don't belong. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleostoric Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 As others have said, these are genuine. These are very common from Morocco and creating fakes of them would be more expensive than just finding and selling them. If you're considering getting these, it might be worth your while to wait for a better quality one with a root or part of a jaw section, albeit more commonly faked. These Mosasaur crowns will always be available, so don't feel too pressured to get them simply because of price. However, for the right price, by all means go get them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getthesalt Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thank you everyone who answered! I guess I'll be getting a few today then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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