Paleowhatonist? Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 So this is the standard Homeosaur type 'well detailed fossil' that you find on auction sites, usually it's some poor lizard or a good resin cast etc. But they really are reaching everywhere. I've just been on holiday for 2 weeks in Cornwall, UK. We always visit Tintagel, a historic town that has a great crystal/fossil shop. The lady there always has fossils like your normal £1.50 unidentified Jurassic dinosaur piece, but she also has a case with some brilliant larger specimens of all sorts of species. This time she had a brilliant mammoth tusk. But at the top of the shelf was on of these small dinosaur fossils (I can't remember which it was supposed to be) but the info said it had come from China and it was for sale for a bit over £1600. I felt bad, I didn't know wether she knew it was fake but if she didn't then she had probably paid atleast £1000 for it. I almost wanted to tell her it is highly likely a fake, but didn't have it in me. It's a shame that so many fakes are getting around now. Sorry if this seems like a pointless post, it's more my dismay at the situation than anything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Yes unfortunately everywhere. It truly is sad to see so many of these type of fakes being sold and bought by collectors thinking it's something special. All we can do is educate our members and guests to avoid these type of items. Thanks for the post education is never pointless. A couple more types of fakes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! Edited August 30, 2016 by oilshale 3 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 1 hour ago, oilshale said: This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! Oh dear..... John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Wow. Just. Wow. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 a dino footprint on top squashing them would be soooo funny John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 6 hours ago, oilshale said: This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! Wow.... ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) These false fossils are everywhere! Turned plague! The auction started not long ago and already has 10 offers! Edited August 31, 2016 by JohnJ Please do not post dealer links. ;) Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Here is the real one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 2:57 PM, oilshale said: This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! *gag* *choke* *gasp* Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phacopsguy Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 On August 30, 2016 at 10:57 PM, oilshale said: This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! Cambrian turtle everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 On 08/30/2016 at 10:46 PM, Troodon said: Here is the real one. I bid 35 american dollars for this, but you have to pay shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 This one is a must-have: ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kane said: This one is a must-have: There are no fossils in the wrong place. - Richard Dawkins. This reminds me of about 20 years years ago, somebody asked a professional paleontologist if they had ever found anything out of context (a fossil where it shouldn't be), and the paleontologist replied "I once found a Homer Simpson doll in a Carboniferous formation". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 On 8/30/2016 at 2:57 PM, oilshale said: This is my favorite: The first Cretaceous trilobite found together with a turtle (Manchurochelys liaoxiensis) in the famous Jehol-Biota of Liaoning! That's just to funny......Its all most as funny as a fossil of a human riding a dinosaur....... TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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