Troodon Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 17 hours ago, nala said: the other side,and a part i scratch and try to use hot needle and a flame,it's plaster Boy its a pretty detailed specimen. Could the plaster have been used to support the fish to keep it from falling apart. Have you tried dabbing the fossil with acetone to see if the surface is painted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Yoda said: @nala Have you approached the seller for a refund ? Yes,it was from a old collection and the owner refund it and told me to keep it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Troodon said: Boy its a pretty detailed specimen. Could the plaster have been used to support the fish to keep it from falling apart. Have you tried dabbing the fossil with acetone to see if the surface is painted? Yes, I used acetone on the tail of the fish, that's why the paint is a little paler there. Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This looks authentic to me, I would see no reason for a seller to fake something like this that otherwise be a pretty common fossil. The fish scale has some very fine and detailed impressions and the color of the nodule looks right for Madagascar. There was a post many years ago about Madagascar fossil fish and you can see the similarities in the preservation of the fossil as well the the colors of the matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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