Sauroniops Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Was just looking through online, and found this item. Now, to me at least, I cannot see if this is just a regular rock. There seems to be some sort of honey-cone (bone) structure in some places, but I just cannot see how this is a real deal psittacosaurus skull. Seems a little too good to be true. What are your opinions guys? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 IMO just a rock. No bone material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 This is just a rock with a suggestive shape. No bone structure or any details you'd expect from a real skull. I think this rock has been posted on the forum before though. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: This is just a rock with a suggestive shape. No bone structure or any details you'd expect from a real skull. I think this rock has been posted on the forum before though. Aye, that was my first thought. There are a couple of holes that "could" look like bone structure up by the big hole in the rock. But that's it. Otherwise it just looks like some random rock anyone could find by the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Looks like a piece of an agate vein, not a fossil of any kind. (But not "Just a rock"!) 4 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks like a piece of an agate vein, not a fossil of any kind. (But not "Just a rock"!) I don't know much about different minerals and such, so that's pretty useful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 So many clueless people selling so many rocks as fossils. 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...
ynot Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: So many clueless people selling so many rocks as fossils. Anything for the almighty $. 3 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: So many clueless people selling so many rocks as fossils. Well, that's almost ok. They just have no idea and possibly too much imagination, but the people who sell stones as fossils against better knowledge make me furious. Thomas 3 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, oilshale said: Well, that's almost ok. They just have no idea and possibly too much imagination, but the people who sell stones as fossils against better knowledge make me furious. Thomas Agreed. 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...
Pemphix Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 2 hours ago, ynot said: Looks like a piece of an agate vein, not a fossil of any kind. (But not "Just a rock"!) The intention was to make clear, that this is not a fossil at all. If the rock contains agate veins, let it be like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Looking at a picture in Wikipedia, I don't see any similarities, especially the big eye sockets. Also I found a fossilized skull photo from National Geographic which gives you a good idea what it could look like. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacosaurus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/08/23/out-of-many-psittacosaurus-one/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Pemphix said: The intention was to make clear, that this is not a fossil at all. Had too many tell Me a fossil is "just a rock". 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I messaged the seller before, I believe he didn’t respond. I can’t even remember how many of these sellers selling supposed “complete dino skulls” I have come across and messaged. I even reported a few. Be very wary with complete dino skulls and I recommend you to ask TFF if it catches your eye. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Another good laugh for me. Good luck though. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhwhdgjs Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Real Psittacosaurus skull fossil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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