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Is this small aquatic reptile fossil real?


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I found this fossil for sale and it seems almost too good to be true. Any help determining if this is real or a lemon would be great. The extra information I have on it is: 

 

 

 

Triassic Period, Carnian.
Xingyi, Guizhou, China.

 

Keichousaurus hui Young.

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It is necessary to have closer photos, closeups of the skull and legs, preferably with the specimen illuminated so that a more accurate opinion can be made. But for these photos I can say that your Keichousaurus is real. For more information, I invite you to this post:

 

Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question!

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Ah, the dreaded keichousaurus! I believe this specimen is real based on the photos provided. However, tread carefully as there are a few fakes out there. For the most part I'd say a good deal of them are real and are simply dismissed as fakes.

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From those pictures, I can say mostly real at least. I see no signs of fakery, but those photos are far too small to judge. 

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