-Andy- Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Hi all, a friend recently offered an interesting fossil to me - an octopus from Lebanon. Now, as some of you might know - Lebanon does have octopus fossils, though they are very rare. This fella here doesn't look outright fake at first glance, but I don't know if he's real either. I don't know many Lebanese experts, but when I showed it to two, here's what I was told. Expert A - It's real, but the tentacles are painted Expert B - It's just a squid painted to look like an octopus Now, painted tentacles is annoying, but at least it would be a real octopus. But a squid painted to look like one is a big no-no. What are your thoughts on this guy? 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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I would have to say that this looks like a squid, with tentacles painted. The large, dark object on the left hand side looks to me like a cuttlebone, which would indicate it is a squid. Compare with an image with reversed black and white: 3 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...
Troodon Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I agree the tentacles look painted on and a poor job at that. For comparison here are a couple being sold by a dealer. . The bottom one looks very close to the one in question. He's calling them squid with these species names Trachytheuthis libaotica aandRachitheuthis donovani hitheuthis donovani 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Examples of Octopus from Lebanon. The top one is very cool. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The contrast between the look of what would be soft tissue on the fish and that of the tentacles is what I noticed first. They should have gone with a semi gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Very interesting. learn something new everyday. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks guys. I shall be passing on this then. 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...
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