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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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  2. Keichousaur

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  3. T.rex tail caudal

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  4. Elredgeops?

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  5. Keichousaurus hui

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  6. Suchomimus tooth?

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  7. Keichousaurus UPDATE 2

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  8. Red Flag on Moroccan Material

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  9. Concretion fish from Jiangsu

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  10. Dinosaur Egg 1 2

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  11. Dinosaur egg or concretion?

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  12. Is this jaw/ tooth real?

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  13. Want to buy Spinosaurus jaw

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  14. Is this ammonite real? 1 2

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  15. Keichousaurus ?

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  16. WOOD you say it is a crocosaurus

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  17. Kechousaurus hui

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  18. Spinosauridae Vertebrae?

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  19. More possible hadrosaur skin

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  20. New Dinosaur Listings

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  21. Ammonite and Edmont skin

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  22. Ammonite

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