oldtimer Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 So I was wondering if these are fake or real. Opinions from the experts? I am sure we have all seen these before on the auction site. Number one. Number two, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Well, i'm likely to get shot down in flames, but they look terrible fakes to me. I think the first one is supposed to be Manchurochelys which is commonly faked, but this one is worse than usual. 4 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Really bad fakes. 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...
snolly50 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 No thanks, I'll pass. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 FAKE! Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I can identify them as Anosteira fakus 1 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...
caldigger Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Oh darn, I just bought the both of them...anyone up for a trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Somewhere in China there is a man or woman making these, and I wonder if said person has ever seen a real fossil turtle. The pelvis is hanging out the second one? 1 “...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...
oldtimer Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Well I figured so. And I really like your amusing responses. Andy you miss identified it. I believe it is Anotheroniuos facus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Somewhere out there someone has won an auction and thinking to themself, " Boy did I ever just make the score of a lifetime!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Actually, the genus\species has been changed to Construitur male-fictus. 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 February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Funny stuff for sure!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 This turtle fossil is usually marketed as being called a "Manchurochelys liaoxiensis" or a "Ordosemys liaoxiensis". Rarely have I seen them being sold with at least something real in the shell, since 99.9% are usually fully carved like the one you showed us. It does not matter which country the seller is when the complete fossil comes with a low price, because in the overwhelming majority of cases this means a trap. The more beautiful and complete the fossil is, and still at a good price, the greater the risk of a red flag. Below I am sending the photo of a genuine fossil tortoise of the specie Ordosemys liaoxiensis, this is belongs to my collection, and thus, you can compare how it should look like a turtle of this species that is real: 4 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 You post will not be the last, good to keep reminding everyone of the junk that is out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: This turtle fossil is usually marketed as being called a "Manchurochelys liaoxiensis" or a "Ordosemys liaoxiensis". Rarely have I seen them being sold with at least something real in the shell, since 99.9% are usually fully carved like the one you showed us. It does not matter which country the seller is when the complete fossil comes with a low price, because in the overwhelming majority of cases this means a trap. The more beautiful and complete the fossil is, and still at a good price, the greater the risk of a red flag. Below I am sending the photo of a genuine fossil tortoise of the specie Ordosemys liaoxiensis, this is belongs to my collection, and thus, you can compare how it should look like a turtle of this species that is real: That's a beauty.! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: That's a beauty.! Thank you so much for praising my specimen, my dear friend @Tidgy's Dad... My friend from so far away! 1 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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