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Real Enchodus jaw?


DatFossilBoy

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Hi guys!

Saw this fossil online for a cheap price and I was wondering if it was real.

I’m not very familiar with  these Moroccan fossils but this piece looks ok to me, I just prefer to ask.

The left fragment piece looks a bit weird.

It is 30cm. 

Thanks for the help (this is the only picture I have,sorry...)

kind regards

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Can't see anything wrong with it from this angle. 

I always like to see where the teeth are attached in the jaw, but if that's the only photo.............

I think real. 

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I don't know, I'm sceptical of how he angled the jaw so you can't see where the teeth meet the bone. Or is that just me? 

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I would want to see a sharper photo with close-ups of the teeth before I can make a call on this specimen.  

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Can't see anything wrong with it from this angle. 

I always like to see where the teeth are attached in the jaw, but if that's the only photo.............

I think real. 

 

57 minutes ago, Bone guy said:

I don't know, I'm sceptical of how he angled the jaw so you can't see where the teeth meet the bone. Or is that just me? 

 

53 minutes ago, Troodon said:

I would want to see a sharper photo with close-ups of the teeth before I can make a call on this specimen.  

Ok thanks!

Here are some closer zooms if it helps.

regards

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Is an Enchodus even worth faking?

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8 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

Is an Enchodus even worth faking?

Yes. They are mass faked like mosasaur jaws.

real teeth with a horrible goat bone mix to replicate the original jaw bone.

Here are some super obvious fakes.

Beware!!!

 

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Good to know. I wrongly assumed that enchodus teeth and jaw fragments were common enough that it would not be worth faking. Thanks for the info!

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Looks mostly fine. Only the front two teeth look a little iffy to me. The matrix seems a little smooth too.

 

Other than that, it looks good.

Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Would this be one of those fossils you'd be better off passing on and waiting for a better one? 

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I still think you need sharp closeup pictures of the different sections of the jaw to get a realistic view if any tampering as been done.  

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Yeah ok...

a bit 50/50.

I’ll pass on this one.

Thanks everyone :).

regards

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