Constantine Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 There is a weird X marking in the middle of this one, any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I'm not an expert since I usually collect my own fossils but I think it looks fine, no major red flags. The x are calcite veins which are quite common on these fossils. They just happen to cross in an x in this case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I agree with Thomas. It's likely a calcite vein. There are no red flags on this fossil 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...
FranzBernhard Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Agree with @Thomas.Dodson and @Andy, real specimen and crossing veinlets. Three pieces have been put back together and a remaining gap filled with something. But this is obvious. Prep itself is so-la-la. There are much better ones out there - and even much worse ones. Franz Bernhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The X consists of natural calcite veins. The first photo of the head and neck reveals an area of matrix restoration. 2 Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 I don't think there's too much for me to add here, but as has been said: not a fake. This is a real specimen with calcite veins running through the matrix, something not uncommonly seen with Keichousaurus fossils. As has also been remarked, not the best quality you may be able to find, but certainly in the right direction. Some repairs and a gap-fill have been made around the animal's head. 2 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Better than average specimen. If you like it, get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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