Jaimin013 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Hi all the seller says that this is a spinosaur claw from Kem Kem however it look a fake to me and or/carved out of a bone or some other material. Not too sure what to make of the blood groove either as that's how alot of fakes can be spotted but again that looks carved out too! See above shape just doesn't look right especially around the tip area crack above.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Yeah I agree. Looks carved. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That specimen has been posted on TFF before. Agreed it looks carved. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The back end looks nothing like a real one. Carvers should use real claws compare against... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Nothing real about that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Yeah, fake for sure. Nice carving though. Really shows how one really must be carefull when buying fossils nowadays! Kinda sad really. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just add this one to my topic on how to ID Spino claws....boy this one is really bad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Just saw it pop up on the popular auction site again but thanks for confirming my initial thoughts about the claw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Yup carved bone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxalaia Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Spinosaurid hand claws are heavily faked for some reason. I see fakes on online all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Oxalaia said: Spinosaurid hand claws are heavily faked for some reason. I see fakes on online all the time. Both teeth and claws are "sexy" fossils. Teeth are common and thus not faked as much. Claws much rarer and thus are faked much more often. 3 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxalaia Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 48 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: Both teeth and claws are "sexy" fossils. Teeth are common and thus not faked as much. Claws much rarer and thus are faked much more often. Yes. The Spinosaurus name fetches more money. I see crocodile jaws with spino teeth all the time, labeling them Spinosaurus jaw-section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, LordTrilobite said: Both teeth and claws are "sexy" fossils. Teeth are common and thus not faked as much. Claws much rarer and thus are faked much more often. Couldn't have said it better myself and so many naive collectors sellers buy them for a price that is very attractive price over there, thinking oh I can make hundreds on this one specimen then either place them in the center of the collection feeling proud only to never realize its a piece of carved bone or they re-sell it on, of which these two outcomes I don't know which is worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 While we're at it and just for curiosity's sake: Could a Spino or more general any Theropod replace its claws like it could with the teeth? Like when a claw broke off. Or where claws just constantly growing like our finger nails? I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 59 minutes ago, Abstraktum said: While we're at it and just for curiosity's sake: Could a Spino or more general any Theropod replace its claws like it could with the teeth? Like when a claw broke off. Or where claws just constantly growing like our finger nails? I have no idea. I found this video from Dinosaur George informative. Only just watched it myself this week. See 4:12 in video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SULLY Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 There’s plenty of real ones available. I don’t know why there are so many fakes. That one doesn’t even look close to being real other than the shape a little bit and they even got that wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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