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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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2,955 topics in this forum

  1. Mammoth Hair?

    By Ash,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2.3k views

  2. Is this dinosaur egg real or a composite?

    By Wowbnjijdat,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.1k views

  3. Real?

    By pascazio,   
    • 9 replies
    • 893 views

  4. Is this a real Dyrosaurus fossil?

    By joel77520,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views

  5. Trilobite: Psychopgye

    By Lily,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. Mosasaur - composite or original?

    By Aurelius,   
    • 22 replies
    • 2.6k views

  7. Fossil frog Is it real

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 14 replies
    • 2.1k views

  8. Megalodon tooth.. Real?

    By Eg03,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1.6k views

  9. Is this real?

    By Miocene_Mason,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.7k views

  10. ICHTHYOSAUR Bones

    By SOS,   
    • 7 replies
    • 904 views

  11. Dubious Kem Kem 'Spinosaurus' Tooth

    By TXV24,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1k views

  12. Fossil psittacosaurus real or fake

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views

  13. Stylemys auction nervousness

    By Rob_P,   
    • 12 replies
    • 868 views

  14. Claw Pterosaur

    By Seguidora-de-Isis,   
    • 11 replies
    • 1.5k views

  15. Help with Knightia fossil.

    By ynaffit,   
    • 6 replies
    • 921 views

  16. Definitely real dinosaur egg - WITH YOLK!

    By Aurelius,   
    • 16 replies
    • 3.3k views

  17. RED FLAG! Buyer Beware

    By hxmendoza,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1k views

  18. natural color or dyed?

    By Fossil'n'Roll,   
    • 6 replies
    • 804 views

  19. Turtle shock

    By Rob_P,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views

  20. Mammoth tusk?

    By Tomyka,   
    • 8 replies
    • 1.1k views

  21. Identify fossil Icythosaurus skull?

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.1k views

  22. Fossil help id

    By Dinomaniac,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.1k views

  23. Trilobite restored or not? Need answer quickly

    By JojoMozza,   
    • 6 replies
    • 725 views

  24. Buyer Beware

    By Fossildude19,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.4k views

  25. Carcharodontosaurus? Spinosauras? Real?

    By Blexter,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.1k views
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