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Is this trilobite real or fake?


Gretch78

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Can anyone help me assess if this Trilobite fossil is true or fake?  I bought it in an estate auction from a home in Hollywood with lots of significant art.  I am looking very closely and see no bubbles, or other indicators that this is fake. 

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@Gretch78

Moved to IS IT REAL. ;)

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@Gretch78 Unfortunately, this trilobite specimen is not real... it seems to be a large Paradoxides trilobite from the Cambrian of Morocco most of which are often faked since they are high in demand. The demand is met by fakes that vary from those made with some real parts, to entire resin or plaster castings. In this case yours looks like a cast trilobite painted a yellowish ochre color that was made with resins in a mold. It is also a possibility that it was entirely cast out of resin or plaster, and the glabellar furrows were carved in a non-realistic manner. 

 

http://www.fossilmuseum.net/collect/faketrilobites1.htm

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Real or not, I don´t know.

At least, not a specimen I would like to have - look at all those spiny  (= enhanced / engraved) spines...

Franz Bernhard

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This is my take on it. Like many others, it is a partial, with lots of "restoration" carving.

 

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