Dinomaniac Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Is this Confucius bird fossil real???? It is selling for 8000$ please help see if this is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Im no bird guy by any means, but that looks purty dang real to me? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinomaniac Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 It is a Confucius bird with feathers (they are rare) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Without closeups of the bones, I'd say it's a fake. Really well done, but something about the bones and skull doesn't look right to me. I'd skip it - better fossils to be had for $8,000. 1 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...
piranha Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The correct name is: Confuciusornis. There is no way to make a reasonable evaluation from low-resolution images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Speeding Carno Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Just based on looks, I'm very skeptical. Plus, aren't vertebrate fossils not allowed to be shipped out of china? Either way, I wouldn't take the risk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I'd pass it by, it is easily faked. If it is being sold from china its fake. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Agreed you would need HD photos to make an accurate assessment of this bird. On the surface it looks fake, lacks detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 It looks like a painted plaster cast to me. As the others have stated, you would need higher resolution photos to know for sure. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Consider this: it is HIGHLY illegal in China for rare vertebrate fossils to be exported (the penalties are very harsh), but 'artistic representations' are not restricted. I'd pass. 3 "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...
RJB Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Wow. Amazing just how good these fakers are getting!!! That thing sure fooled me. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 9:53 AM, RJB said: Wow. Amazing just how good these fakers are getting!!! That thing sure fooled me. RB Don't feel too bad, Ron. They fooled National Geographic at one point. 2 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 June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 @Fossildude19, I dont feel bad, but glad im not 'out' there any more buying fossils for fossil shows. Getting scary with all the good fakes around. RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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