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Misdentified Dinosaur Listings On Auction Site


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Material is being offered from our favorite online auction site which is suggestively shaped as Dinosaur claws but they are NOT.

The photos are just samples of what is currently being listed from someone in Texas. The good news is that no one has yet taken the bait. Not clear if the seller is doing this intentionally or is simply misinformed.

Each listing says the following:

ALL ORIGINAL CRETACEOUS ERA FOSSIL DINOSAUR ORNITHOMIMD FOOT CLAW FROM TEXAS. 100% AUTHENTIC. NO REPAIRS AND NO RESTORATION . THE CLAW WAS A UNDER SURFACE FIND AND GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTION.

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Heres a gem i came across last night.

I am posting this simply for a warning to the public. Please, do not harass this seller.

Concretions sold as Dinosaur "eggs"

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I pointed the problem to the seller and this was his response:

"These fossil just need detail clean to show it's beauty. I have to let go because of need cash to pay bill. It's 100% real"

I'll let you decide if these listings are intentional or just a case of being misinformed.

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...I'll let you decide if these listings are intentional or just a case of being misinformed.

...or even delusional.

There are thousands of ways for something to be wrong, but only one way for it to be right.

How to winnow that chaff is our mission here :)

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>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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  • 2 weeks later...

The best one I ever spotted while spying on competition :blush: was the incredibly rare, desirable... Dinosaur man-parts... yes. The American seller had two similar pieces and somebody actually paid $50 each. My mind is utterly blown.

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