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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. Juvenile Sclerocephalus from Pfalz- authentic?

    By Amontano,   
    • 6 replies
    • 274 views

  2. Psittacosaurus skull

    By Raulsaurus,   
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views

  3. Is this Basilosaurus Jaw real?

    By CFerraioli,   
    • 6 replies
    • 321 views

  4. Ankylosaur Tail Club Question

    By ThickHead808,   
    • 9 replies
    • 344 views

  5. T. rex or Nanotyrannus tooth? 1 2

    By Tressmeister,   
    • 25 replies
    • 1.1k views

  6. Spinosaurus tooth natural?

    By AranHao,   
    • 16 replies
    • 651 views

  7. Real or Fake (Drotops megalomanicus) ?

    By Jacobboom,   
    • 6 replies
    • 236 views

  8. Megalodon teeth fakes?

    By jeffcurnow,   
    • 13 replies
    • 426 views

  9. Is the top on this Spinosaurus tooth reconstructed?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 4 replies
    • 303 views

  10. Chilotherium skull

    By DV77,   
    • 4 replies
    • 360 views

  11. Real Struthiomimus foot ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 2 replies
    • 307 views

  12. Is this Drotops Armatus real?

    By Jacobboom,   
    • 11 replies
    • 425 views

  13. Is this ammonite fossil real or fake ?

    By Ashv11,   
    • 6 replies
    • 409 views

  14. Is that a real Abelisaurid jaw ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 3 replies
    • 341 views

  15. Spinosaurus claw , real or fake ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 8 replies
    • 471 views

  16. Mosasaurus from the Ozan Formation, Texas

    By Anchiornis_huxleyi,   
    • 1 reply
    • 328 views

  17. Psittacosaurus skeleton real?

    By AranHao,   
    • 12 replies
    • 487 views

  18. Please check if it has been restored

    By dongmin,   
    • 4 replies
    • 443 views

  19. Petrified Wood Piece With A Real Marijuana Leaf Fossilized

    By MarcoSr,   
    • 6 replies
    • 467 views

  20. Allosaurus claw , real or fake ?

    By Brevicollis,   
    • 7 replies
    • 430 views

  21. Keichosaurus

    By svcgoat,   
    • 9 replies
    • 405 views

  22. Please show me your casts, replicas and fakes of Keichosaurus

    By FranzBernhard,   
    • 23 replies
    • 1.1k views

  23. Fake or genuine fossil?

    By Nothosaurus,   
    • 12 replies
    • 466 views

  24. Whether true ammonite or not

    By shreyam,   
    • 6 replies
    • 380 views

  25. Is this Drotops armatus real?

    By A.Passero,   
    • 3 replies
    • 349 views
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