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Hi everyone I found this mosasaur jaw online and can anyone tell me if this jaw is fabricated? 

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It's real. There's good bone material, and both the bone and teeth are the right color. The teeth position is correct too.

 

The teeth on the back might be composited in, but this fossil is pretty good.

 

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Definitely real! Looks a lot like the Halisaurus jaw section I have in my collection (Although mine is much smaller). I'm not seeing any red flags here. 

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It looks real!!!

 

This is what fake ones look like

 

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Fake mosasaur jaws in Morocco 

 

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These fakes are called composite mosasaur jaws. The teeth are real the jaw and the matrix are fake. I have seen composite jaws and they sell for about $100 us dollars!!!

 

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Here's another example of fake composite mosasaur jaw. Unfortunately this one is already in my collection, and I spent useless money on it. :(

 

Luckily yours looks real, so I agree: go for it!

 

Best regards,

 

Max

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I agree with Andy. Looks good. But it's possible some teeth might be placed in the matrix.

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