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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. Found shark tooth...

    By bryan.r,   
    • 3 replies
    • 303 views

  2. Are these Spinosaurus Fossils real? How can you tell?

    By Bad,   
    • 6 replies
    • 533 views

  3. Advice needed on Meg tooth

    By RhinoWater,   
    • 9 replies
    • 456 views

  4. Spinosaurid claw looks odd to me; maybe I'm seeing things?

    By casadelshawn,   
    • 6 replies
    • 391 views

  5. Keichousaurus skin imprint

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 3 replies
    • 373 views

  6. Is this real?

    By Savvas,   
    • 4 replies
    • 412 views

  7. Is this a Rebbachisaurus tooth?

    By Othniel C. Marsh,   
    • 5 replies
    • 330 views

  8. Indonesian Megalodon Teeth - Real or Fake?

    By ferrof88,   
    • 12 replies
    • 746 views

  9. Too good to be true? possible Mosasaur fake

    By Ged,   
    • 17 replies
    • 757 views

  10. Real saber tooth skull? 1 2

    By flashy,   
    • 48 replies
    • 1.6k views

  11. italian mineral show fossil

    By Ellah222,   
    • 9 replies
    • 760 views

  12. Fake Cretaceous Insect Fossils from China are now on sale at a show near you 1 2

    By Biotalker,   
    • 37 replies
    • 3.4k views

  13. How’s the qualities of Thigh bone, Tibia bone and Ulna bone?

    By Cris Tang,   
    • 3 replies
    • 455 views

  14. Is this a real Pecopteris?

    By Alvrr.0,   
    • 4 replies
    • 294 views

  15. Is my meg tooth real?

    By Rosie021,   
    • 5 replies
    • 369 views

  16. What is this

    By Deanney,   
    • 7 replies
    • 380 views

  17. mesosaurus or hyphalosaurus

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 2 replies
    • 236 views

  18. moroccan ammonite

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 1 reply
    • 324 views

  19. Real Baltic Amber?

    By Alvrr.0,   
    • 3 replies
    • 418 views

  20. Barasaurus fossil real?

    By Mantelliceras,   
    • 7 replies
    • 548 views

  21. Suchomimus hand claw

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 5 replies
    • 545 views

  22. Mosasaur skull - real or fake?

    By chris131313,   
    • 6 replies
    • 418 views

  23. Dyrosaurus skull

    By Microraptorfan,   
    • 4 replies
    • 337 views

  24. Unknown Skull, gives me uncertain vibes...

    By Katy2319,   
    • 7 replies
    • 387 views

  25. Complete mosasaur skull - real?

    By chris131313,   
    • 5 replies
    • 441 views
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