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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. Dinosaur limb?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 9 replies
    • 679 views

  2. Small dinosaur egg?

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1.2k views

  3. Hello i just buy right now ammonite fossil with crystals on it

    By Tseytlin,   
    • 6 replies
    • 680 views

  4. Just bought a batch of study grade Gerastos trilobites just want to make sure there real

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 6 replies
    • 490 views

  5. Grallator

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 9 replies
    • 783 views

  6. Keichousaurus - Real? Fake?

    By StephimentaryRocks,   
    • 6 replies
    • 833 views

  7. Tyrannosaurus Toe Bone?

    By Righteous,   
    • 18 replies
    • 1.8k views

  8. Spinosaurus tooth: real or fake?

    By Dankenki,   
    • 5 replies
    • 542 views

  9. Keichousaurus

    By Keimfrei-tanker,   
    • 5 replies
    • 547 views

  10. Giganotosaurus Tooth? Or Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Fossil

    By Kurufossils,   
    • 11 replies
    • 2k views

  11. Keichousaurus hui

    By Constantine,   
    • 7 replies
    • 648 views

  12. Caudipteryx from Liaoning, China

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 2 replies
    • 773 views

  13. Small spinosaur claw

    By Fotsirk,   
    • 8 replies
    • 673 views

  14. Is the spinosaurus tooth for my niece real?

    By a_legend,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views

  15. Thinking of buying a trilobite wanting help to know if it’s real

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 3 replies
    • 562 views

  16. Hadrosaurus egg

    By Fotsirk,   
    • 8 replies
    • 741 views

  17. Ichthyosaur tail

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 16 replies
    • 872 views

  18. Sabertooth cat

    By sneakyelf,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.4k views

  19. Real rooted Mosasaur tooth ?

    By Guns,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views

  20. 3 teeth

    By dinosaur man,   
    • 9 replies
    • 922 views

  21. Repair on carcharodontosaurus tooth?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 5 replies
    • 597 views

  22. Egg from Jiangxi

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 8 replies
    • 703 views

  23. Spinosaurus Tooth Real, Matrix or Glue

    By Mister Forelle,   
    • 11 replies
    • 748 views

  24. Americaspis americana - Is it Real?

    By historianmichael,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1.1k views

  25. Dinosaur Egg - Is It Real?

    By tdbrown75,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views
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