lone5wolf117 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Is this a real chinese lobster fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Too hard to tell from the pictures provided. Not enough detail to tell - too blurry. Take the pictures outside, in daylight, and please get a view from directly about the fossil. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hard to tell from those photos. Doesn't look quite right? Appears to have been colored? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hard to tell from those photos. Doesn't look quite right? Appears to have been colored? RB I cannot determine the authenticity, but I think paint is involved as an enhancement at least. This is not in and of itself a terrible thing, though some like their fossils unembellished. Now, if it is a carved and painted work of artifice, that's another thing. Really close examination is needed. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Like the others have said its hard to tell from the photos. Is the item in your possession? I would be very cautious unless you know the sellers expertise and creditability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Attached for comparison is an authentic example of a prolific crayfish from the Yixian Formation: Cricoidoscelosus aethus Chang, M., Chen, P., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., & Miao, D. (2003) The Jehol Biota: The emergence of feathered dinosaurs, beaked birds and flowering plants. Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers, 208 pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 I'll echo what everyone has said; the color looks a tad too good. Mind you, if it comes with good details like lines on the feelers or "grains" on the pincers, then a deep, dark color is okay. I've had both two good and poorly preserved lobsters from Yinxuan formation of China. I'm just assuming based off the photo, but yours look like it has poor details but was enhanced with paint. It's best to see this specimen upclose to get a better diagnosis. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lone5wolf117 Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Like the others have said its hard to tell from the photos. Is the item in your possession? I would be very cautious unless you know the sellers expertise and creditability. Nope its not in my possession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 It's antenna are really nice, that would concern me on buying it, as, in original condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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