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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. Fake Hollardops Trilobite?

    By Jupiter,   
    • 6 replies
    • 666 views

  2. Edmontosaurus fibula-- real or nah?

    By Somethingwicked,   
    • 4 replies
    • 529 views

  3. Real or fake dinosaur footprints?

    By juan,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1.3k views

  4. Repair on carcharodontosaurus tooth?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 4 replies
    • 528 views

  5. Trilobite from Morroco. Real or fake?

    By Pierry204,   
    • 5 replies
    • 654 views

  6. Can someone tell me if this a legitimate spinosaurus tooth? 1 2

    By Andrija,   
    • 33 replies
    • 1.5k views

  7. Elephant bird egg

    By Dinobot,   
    • 12 replies
    • 1.2k views

  8. Iguanodon footcast

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 7 replies
    • 662 views

  9. Is this Keichousaurus authentic?

    By Dendrocursor,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1.1k views

  10. Repair on spinosaur teeth?

    By Per Christian,   
    • 10 replies
    • 718 views

  11. keichousaurus 2x

    By Ezio Bonsignore,   
    • 17 replies
    • 703 views

  12. Indonesian skull?

    By patrickhudson,   
    • 7 replies
    • 642 views

  13. Psittacosaurus Vertebrae: Is it Real?

    By Praefectus,   
    • 1 reply
    • 532 views

  14. Is this a real Spinosaurus claw?

    By cambake,   
    • 9 replies
    • 744 views

  15. Russian Heteromorph Ammonite

    By Charlotte787,   
    • 10 replies
    • 1.4k views

  16. Is this a real Hadrosaur toe fossil?

    By DinoNewbie,   
    • 8 replies
    • 817 views

  17. A trio of Grallator prints from France

    By FF7_Yuffie,   
    • 11 replies
    • 848 views

  18. Real T-Rex tooth?

    By Guns,   
    • 14 replies
    • 1.1k views

  19. Fish fossils

    By Josesaurus rex,   
    • 20 replies
    • 1k views

  20. Hadrosaur eggs

    By Dave Wilson,   
    • 21 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    Megalodon Tooth, fancy colours

    By Ezio Bonsignore,   
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    • 22 replies
    • 1.1k views

  22. Short faced bear or something else?

    By Hayley,   
    • 18 replies
    • 979 views

  23. Fossil frogs

    By Jasperfossils,   
    • 14 replies
    • 994 views

  24. Is It Real? Fossil Crabs and Lobsters

    By Praefectus,   
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  25. Spinosaurus tooth good or bad?

    By Johnf692,   
    • 4 replies
    • 579 views
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