An afternoon reporting... fake Mosasaur jaws.

[charlie3425]

Here is a way to spend a gloomy winterish afternoon. Searching, (easily) finding and reporting fake fossil fabrications. This time the 'Shop for handmade, vintage, custom, and unique ... ' got some signals.

 

These sellers are a real disgrace. Hope I saved some beginning fossil collectors from a bad start...

 

Edited January 27, 2022 by charlie3425

[Fossildude19]

As with all fossils, the more informed we are about what we are buying, the better armed we are against being scammed or ripped off. 

 

While the jaws themselves are fake, the tooth crowns are likely real.

There will always be those who do not do their homework, and will be fooled into buying these as real. 

This is the reason there are so many of these out there. 

 

If anyone has questions about a fossil for sale, they are encouraged to post photos of them here, in the Is It Real sub forum.