Manchurochelys Turtle genuine?

[Crazyhen]

This is a Manchurochelys from Liaoning.  Do you think it’s genuine?

[indominus rex]

Seems a bit suspicious, there are too many of these that are faked. I would skip it.

[gigantoraptor]

Especially the legs and foot bones look very suspicious, the fingers seem like one bone. 

[oilshale]

I'm not sure. The number of pleural shields left and right I think is different. 

[Troodon]

I'm inclined to believe its real but very weary about it.   There is detail in the skull and symmetry.  The digits and tail have detail.  I don't see the disparity in the pleural shields but its needs closer eximination.   Definitely would pass on it because it really requires a first hand inspection which is not possible.

[RJB]

Actually looks purty good to me.  A very bad prep job though.  I have almost no experience working on turtles and it would be really nice to have this in the hand with my glasses on and my #10 opti-visor, then i would know for sure. 

 

RB

[ynot]

I think it is a bad prep on a partial fossil with parts added to make it look whole.

I would also avoid it.

[SULLY]

One thing that would help is the price. If it is too good to be true, well, you know the rest. But it is a very cool looking specimen!

[jpc]

from just photos, I am willing to bet it is real, and as other have said... badly prepped.  

[Seguidora-de-Isis]

I agree with everyone. Fake fossil turtles are getting better every year and it is increasingly difficult to identify what is real and what is not real with just photos. So just analyzing in hands still remains the best method. Only through these photos you sent, I could not distinguish any apparent difference in pleural shields and there is excellent symmetry! But unfortunately I have seen many parts that have no texture. So I'm strongly inclined to think it's a compound, meaning a fossil that was "make-up". For the purpose of comparison, I place below the photo of a legitimate fossil of Manchurochelys liaoxiensis that is deposited in my private collection:

 

[-Andy-]

The fossil looks pretty good, especially the body. But the finger/toe bones seem... carved. I have a hard time believing all the limbs were so perfectly preserved.