pe5dot Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I have an old collection. I bought it from a fossil hunter in Java, Indonesia. The Length 20 cm. The Width 10 cm. The Weight 3 kg I don't know if it is a real Rhino Horn Fossil or fake. Please give me some opinion about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) It looks absolutely fake. I'm seeing a carved and polished fossil bone. If it's stone-heavy there's basically no way it's a rhino horn. Edited December 8, 2021 by Carl 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Rhinoceros 'horns' are composed of keratin, and have a different appearance, distinguishable whether polished or not. 4 2 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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