BonuFrailman Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hey guys, my mom is finally starting to collect fossils with me! She picked these for her first purchases and wants to know if they are real before buying. Ammonite and edmontosaurus skin. Please advise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Troodon Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Going to need additional photos on your hadrosaur skin impression. Not seeing much with the photo you provided. Typically Edmontosaurus skin looks like the one in the photos below. It's honeycomb shape. Negative Positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Ammo looks like a typical Moroccan job with the center carved out to continue the whirls to the middle. This seems to be a common practice to better the appearance and thus make them more sellable to buyers. You will note the width of the whirls is not consistently narrowing down evenly. Not likely in nature. Real, just artistically enhanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonuFrailman Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Going to need additional photos on your hadrosaur skin impression. Not seeing much with the photo you provided. Typically Edmontosaurus skin looks like the one in the photos below. It's honeycomb shape. Negative Positive Ok I’ve commented more photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Troodon Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 The only evidence of a possible impression is what I have circled. Might be an outside piece from a larger section. Cannot compulsively say one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Ammonite looks like a Texas Mortoniceras, and I have the same comment as the other post and @caldigger the inner bit is carved, poor prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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