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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. Heteromorphic Ammonite - Is it real?

    By Wei Yang Low,   
    • 16 replies
    • 774 views

  2. Real tortoise fossil?

    By heZZ,   
    • 8 replies
    • 703 views

  3. Hiya everyone needing help with this piece of amber

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 15 replies
    • 647 views

  4. Stromatolite colony

    By Abyss,   
    • 4 replies
    • 596 views

  5. Spinosaurus Claw? I mean, "another spinosaurus claw?"

    By sneakyelf,   
    • 12 replies
    • 930 views

  6. How to Identify restoration of Meg teeth

    By DesertDinosaur,   
    • 21 replies
    • 977 views

  7. Spinosaurus Vert

    By Finnlfc19,   
    • 12 replies
    • 796 views

  8. Help with this trilobite thinking of purchasing

    By Georgemckenzie,   
    • 5 replies
    • 521 views

  9. A clutch of dinosaur eggs

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 4 replies
    • 840 views

  10. Dromaeosaurus skull and claw

    By Jacobloven,   
    • 4 replies
    • 894 views

  11. T rex teeth

    By sneakyelf,   
    • 3 replies
    • 807 views

  12. Carcharodon hastalis - Chile

    By BellamyBlake,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views

  13. Pterodactyl and Caudipteryx

    By Crazyhen,   
    • 9 replies
    • 785 views

  14. Genuine or Fake Keichousaurus Fossil Plate 1 2

    By alaister,   
    • 26 replies
    • 2k views

  15. claws Spinosaurus

    By joeride95,   
    • 5 replies
    • 471 views

  16. Real T.Rex tooth?

    By heZZ,   
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    Three eggs from Jiangxi

    By Crazyhen,   
      • Restricted Member
    • 9 replies
    • 525 views

  18. T. Rex bone?

    By heZZ,   
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views

  19. Real triceratops horn?

    By heZZ,   
    • 6 replies
    • 651 views

  20. Fake t-rex teeth

    By heZZ,   
    • 7 replies
    • 654 views
    • Restricted Member

    Spectacled (?) Bear tooth

    By PrehistoricWonders,   
      • Restricted Member
    • 2 replies
    • 643 views

  22. Real Tarbosaur?

    By heZZ,   
    • 17 replies
    • 954 views

  23. Real Footprint?

    By Top Trilo,   
    • 5 replies
    • 702 views

  24. claws Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus

    By joeride95,   
    • 11 replies
    • 699 views

  25. Spinosaurus tooth

    By Raptor9468,   
    • 2 replies
    • 501 views
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