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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. 
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  1. Is this Otodus teeth plate composite

    By JUAN EMMANUEL,
    • 4 replies
    • 846 views

  2. Anomalocaris - Abstract style

    By PaleoRon,
    • 9 replies
    • 962 views

  3. Legs added to a fish, LOL!

    By sdsnl,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views

  4. Just found a fake keichosaur supplier

    By sdsnl,
    • 9 replies
    • 1.2k views

  5. Bone or stone?

    By sTamprockcoin,
    • 4 replies
    • 983 views

  6. Have anyone seen Crystalized trilobites?

    By Twinlukers,
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views

  7. Is this fossil real?

    By drwalls84,
    • 8 replies
    • 949 views

  8. Devonian Hollardops Trilobite from Morocco

    By Eocenecarnage,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  9. Is This Moroccan Trilobite Fake?

    By Eocenecarnage,   
    • 8 replies
    • 2.4k views

  10. Segnosaurus Egg- Is It Real?

    By HamptonsDoc,   
    • 11 replies
    • 5k views

  11. White Hadrosaur Egg?¿

    By Pterosaur,   
    • 20 replies
    • 2.9k views

  12. Mosasaur Tooth: Real Or Fake

    By That1fossil,   
    • 15 replies
    • 8.1k views

  13. Ebay Keichousaurus - leap of faith

    By jhw,
    • 21 replies
    • 1.7k views

  14. Fossilized Finger? Probably Not..

    By Trilobiting,   
    • 4 replies
    • 9.7k views

  15. Possible worn ankylosaur sacral shield

    By Goldkaiser,
    • 10 replies
    • 1k views

  16. This keichosaur has to be fake right?

    By Fossil Claw,
    • 14 replies
    • 979 views

  17. Real or Fake

    By tb2014,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.9k views

  18. Pterosaur beak?

    By Glassraptor,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views

  19. Avoid Large Moroccan Dino Claws For Now

    By -Andy-,   
    • 9 replies
    • 3.7k views

  20. Hadrosaur Egg 1 2

    By mudbug,
    • 40 replies
    • 11k views

  21. Question about yet another ebay Keichousaurus

    By jhw,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.2k views

  22. Opinion on fossil jaw

    By HeartandFist,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views

  23. Real or fake, please help

    By Crazycanuck_17,   
    • 15 replies
    • 1.3k views

  24. Real or fake

    By Hankwest,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1k views

  25. Trilobite expert !

    By poloq8i,
    • 19 replies
    • 1.6k views
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