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Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications

This forum is devoted to illuminating the pitfalls to be avoided when considering the purchase of fossils. From fabrications to restorations, this is the section to discuss.

For our educational purposes, the sellers' identity and pricing are immaterial; this is all about the specimens. 
Please do not post links to websites, nor identify or incriminate a seller in any way. Do not post prices.

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  1. Evaluating keichousaurs, real, restored, fake?

    By JohnBrewer,   
    • 2 replies
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  2. Dinosaur footprint?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 8 replies
    • 825 views

  3. Are these Claudiosaurus' real?

    By bgreenstone,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    What is that??

    By grace-angel,   
      • Restricted Member
    • 6 replies
    • 782 views

  5. Nervous auction Fish Fossil Asialepidotus

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 16 replies
    • 1.9k views

  6. Trilobite Help

    By Flavio,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views

  7. Original keichousaurus ? 1 2

    By Flavio,   
    • 28 replies
    • 2.6k views

  8. What do YOU think?

    By fossiling,   
    • 9 replies
    • 887 views

  9. jade ammonite

    By grace-angel,   
    • 22 replies
    • 3.4k views

  10. Elrathria kingii-fake?

    By fossiling,   
    • 7 replies
    • 804 views

  11. Is this a fossil or just a rock?

    By Ami,   
    • 4 replies
    • 657 views

  12. Coelurus tooth?

    By msantix,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  13. Real tooth?

    By Jurassicdquad,   
    • 14 replies
    • 902 views

  14. Painted Diplomystus?

    By Max-fossils,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views

  15. What do you think about this Keichousaurus?

    By aplomado,   
    • 9 replies
    • 725 views

  16. Mosasaur Jaw Fossil?

    By sportcardconnection,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1k views

  17. Reptilian fossil - Real or fake?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 13 replies
    • 1.6k views

  18. Nothosaurus partial skeleton ?

    By killer2906,   
    • 7 replies
    • 881 views

  19. Legit keichousaurus fossil?

    By aplomado,   
    • 5 replies
    • 731 views

  20. is this a real Claudiosaurus

    By Spinosaurus,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1.2k views

  21. Hyphalosaurus Fossil?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.2k views

  22. Real or is a Frankentooth?

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views

  23. Real Triceratops nasal horn?

    By -Andy-,   
    • 14 replies
    • 4k views

  24. big Lot with Moroccan fossils

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views

  25. Large Spinosaur tooth

    By Vertebrate,   
    • 7 replies
    • 873 views
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