RhinoWater Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Hello, I am a novice collector and have only just begun collecting fossils. Was on a lookout for a Spinosaurus tooth and managed to chance upon one in a bookstore. I bought it and brought it home, and upon closer inspection the tooth looks kinda plastic-y. Understand that some restoration is unavoidable in most fossils, and am just trying to ascertain if the tooth is genuine. Would greatly appreciate any help. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hi Rhinowater, this is a real Spinosaurus tooth don't worry. Its not bad, what your seeing when you mention a bit plastic like is probably the glue they used to escalate, or some kind of resin varnish they added. Better, more clear photos are needed to see for sure if no restoration has been done, but I think your pretty safe with this tooth. They are pretty common in this size. Here is an example of one of my collection well preserved 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Your tooth is a real, its unlikely they would replicate a tooth that size. However I cannot tell you which genus of Spinosauridae it belongs to since there are multiple ones in the KK . Sellers just label everything Spinosaurus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhinoWater Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 @Phos_01 @Troodon Thank you so much for the kind help! I really appreciate it. Hope you have a nice day ahead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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