prem Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I was perusing our favorite auction site and saw two specimens of purported Cambropallas that look exceedingly different than the usual squished-in-a-shale-nodule sort of bugs that traditionally are found for sale (and faked with reckless abandon). These look more like a Cambrian form of the Moroccan Devonian bugs - preserved in limestone in inflated, 3-dimensional form, complete with axial spines toward the rear. If you search for: "Cambropallas sp. telesto Flying Free" you will see more pictures of these highly suspicious items than the ones I attached. I am deeply suspicious of these, although the particular vendor has not posted anything that I could point to being an outright fabrication before. Thoughts? ---Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felino96 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Seems real, also price is right... We get the world we deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm seeing a whole lot of fabrication there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm seeing a whole lot of fabrication there.... Where do you see that, what gives it away? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 I think the only way I would be convinced of their authenticity would be to see a photographed prep sequence. Which, BTW, I think that would be a great way for genuine fossils to be easily verified - have the prepper take some pix with a cell phone as he/she is doing the work...it will then be unimpeachable evidence of a fossil's authenticity. ----Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Where do you see that, what gives it away? The spines standing up on the back have a different texture than the rest of the body as does the "cheek" spines. The texture on the body segments looks very different in spots too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Folks, there is really no need to reference "our favorite auction site". The education is in explaining the visible flaws pointed out in the posted images. Thanks. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pocock Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I think I can just about see a joint line on the spines that make it look like they have been added. Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitch1979 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 - back spines on pygidium are added to the fossil, it is visible on the right picture [but an interesting note: perhaps the prepper found clues to add those to the fossil, perhaps he found worn spines he tried to remake himself, the prepper who did this preparation seems a highly skilled craftsman] - genal spines (cheeck ones) are bit too smooth to feel comfortable .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 The complete thing looks waaaaayyy to fishy for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 The complete thing looks waaaaayyy to fishy for me I agree, I can't put my finger on it, but its looks....strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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