Public Service Announcement/Warning: fake fish fossils - Rhacolepis buccalis!

[Seguidora-de-Isis]

 Good morning to everyone from my favorite forum!

 

Now that the fish fossil Rhacolepis buccalis has become famous all over the world:

 

http://cnpem.br/fossilised-hearts-found-in-prehistoric-fish/

 

At our favorite auction site, there are several ads for fish fossil that are listed as being of the specie Rhacolepis buccalis:

 

 

 

It is possible to notice that the eyes were roughly pierced by human hands, and thus falsely simulate an ocular cavity:

 

 

Nevertheless, we also have here a real Show of fins violently painted by human hands:

 

 

 

Proudly, the seller places on the ad that: This is a new find from Mozambique!

 

But I would like to clarify here that fish Rhacolepis buccalis, only occurs in Santana Formation of Brazil, never this fish species has ever been discovered in Mozambique or anywhere else in the world!

 

Besides, the fish specie Rhacolepis buccalis is completely different! Look at the real fish Rhacolepis buccalis:

 

 

Even the type of rock matrix is completely different!

 

I've tried to contact the seller, but he ignores me. I've tried 5 times to report it but the site also ignores me. So here is registered all my indignation so that you do not be deceived when trying to buy for your collection a "shark" that in fact is a "sardine"!

 

 

 

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very funny! 

But I don't think I would have been tempted, my friend from far away. 

Frankly, it looks rubbish. 

[Fossildude19]

Unfortunately, an uninformed public can easily fall prey to such poor fakery, where we who are familiar with real fossils would not.   

Thanks for posting this, to inform those who may not know.  

[Kane]

Unfortunately, combatting the fakes market is a losing battle - on par with stopping spam, phishing attempts, and telemarketers. All we can really do is inform those who have doubts and are willing to listen. More often than not, someone selling fakes is not going to have any moral qualms about what they are doing, or they themselves are simply flipping fake stuff they were sold as though they can recoup the loss from an ill-informed purchase.  

[RJB]

    The opposite side of this is,,,   Just at this last show in Quartzite I was selling at, a women and her freind were walking by.  The 'misses know it all' was explaining what each fossil was to her freind.  She got to my green river fish and told her freind that those (pointing to one of the fish) were fake and that they come from Morroco.  I COULDNT BELIVE THE IGNORANCE OF THIS WOMEN!!!   I didnt say a word.  I just let her alone to stay ignorant for the rest of her life.  and ive got a ton more. 

 

RB

[aplomado]

Do you think these are real fish with paint badly applied?