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Saurichthys Triassic China
Crazyhen replied to svcgoat's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Genuine specimen but quite badly prepped. It is interesting to find that most Saurichyths specimens are incomplete, possibly due to the very delicate body. More complete specimens are sometimes found in unprepped plates that are in "soft" matrix. See the following for comparison.
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@cck better pics and close ups would help to solve the problem. Bones could look like rocks and rocks like bones. But, bones could be identified by their fine structure, and rocks too. So, detailed pics of the surface could help. Thanks!
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Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?
FB003 replied to Brevicollis's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Just like what you said its up to you and what you like. Some people don't mind it but some people do. There are plenty of spino teeth out there it just comes down to how patient you are to find exactly what you want and, obviously, how much space you have for the ever growing collection. -
Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?
Brevicollis replied to Brevicollis's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Interesting. If you find this topic on the Forum again, can you please link it here in the replies ? I want to read the replies and want to know what other people thought about it. - Today
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I was going to suggest better pictures early in the conversation last night until I saw this and figured we were just wasting our time in responding: I don't ever want to see someone leave over an ID but, if he's already made that choice, nothing I say is going to change that.
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I love them ! Coco
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Why siderite ? It is rather a mineral (thus able to crystallize and having a determined chemical formula) than a rock. Coco
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The carina looks like it has thickened enamel. I’ve seen some fish teeth with this similar feature.
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I agree with the above statements. Maybe the OP would like to thank us for our input
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Not seeing anything to suggest that this is a coprolite.
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Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?
Coco replied to Brevicollis's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Like @FB003 I also feel like I’ve seen this tooth before. Coco -
Hi, Could we have some text ? ! Place of origin, size etc... What could we find coprolites of this size in the Cambrian ? Coco
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Thanks!
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I agree with Tim. There can be a big gap in how a piece (whether it's bone, rock,...) strikes you between holding it in your hands and feeling it compared to seeing a picture (of mediocre quality) of it. Let's start this topic over with better pictures and re-evaluate, keeping the above in mind. Then at least the forum's opinion would be based on better quality material and in the best case a friendly discussion ensues. Just my two cents.
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@Anomotodon Some really unusual MC material
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As others have said, just a suggestively shaped rock
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Well, this can accour naturally too. When you go to any river, you'll find maybe hundreds of similarly shaped rocks there. Might be a bit rarer, but yours dont look that much the same, many differences can be spotted. Also, when I look at most of them, I see no evidence of bone, scales, and teeth. So no fish or something else But thats not a good reason to leave, you've done so much good work here. Do you really want to leave, just because you're not happy with the ID of something ? Sometimes, you have to accept the hard truth.
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Nice finds. The Mazopherusa prinosi is stunning!
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Is there anything wrong about this Spinosaurus tooth ?
Brevicollis replied to Brevicollis's topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Thanks ! Tooth is real, but a bit of work was done on it. Like on most Spino teeth. Is it still worth getting it for the collection tho ? I know, my choice, but I like to have the opinions on it from you guys. -
In my opinion, they are so badly worn that they can't be positively identified.
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Best place to find intact Crinoid crowns in Texas, the mid-West or New England?
connorp replied to gwestbrook's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
This is a very vague question… not entirely sure what you’re looking for. You’ve got about a third of the US in your title. Articulated crinoids are generally rare but can be locally abundant. I have a number of sites in the Midwest that reliably produce specimens, but they took a lot of leg work to find. You just need to put in the work yourself, I doubt anyone is going to hand out sites, especially for fossils with commercial value. Plus the research is half the fun. -
In original, tail was hard to see when it was different color than rest of the animal and same than the platform. Now it has better balance.
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