Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'natural'.
Found 23 results
-
Asialepidotus for sure, but is ir real?
Ezio Bonsignore posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Two years ago there was a discussion (started on January 27, 2022) on what looked like a fine Asialepidotus specimen, but which eventually turned out to be a jaw-dropping replica, series-produced by 3D printing based on a real museum item. At that time, the consensus here was that there was absolutely no way to identify the forgery based on photos alone (no matter how detailed), and indeed some Members resisted accepting the thruth until the forger himself was quoted explaining how it was made. Are things still at that point - I mean, it is impossible to discover a 3D print based on photos alone - or have we become cleverer? In pratical terms, what do you think of this one? It is being offered out of Taiwan, being described as "natural status".
-
Keichosaurus at last!
Ezio Bonsignore posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Oh well, I suppose this is the way life works... after several years of asking for your advice about possible keichosaurus buy, and the respecting such advice, I have now ended up buying one simplly because I had to decide on "yes or no" in a matter of minutes, and there was thus no time to ask for the experts' assessment and I had to decide on my own judgement. This is described as having been prepped through sandblastingm with to repairs, panting or conservation whatsoever. I will not specify the buying price according to the forum's rules, but let's say it was less the trice the asking price for the horrible thing in my previous post. So, what you think? I will accept anything from "you fool!° toi "congrats for the fine purchase" and all in between.
- 15 replies
-
- 6
-
-
- natural
- sandblasted
- (and 1 more)
-
Hello I am new to the is hobby and need some help identifying this natural Formation. After a thorough inspection I can't help but wondering if this is some kind of crystalized skull/Head. Looking at the nose area I can see were the small holes go into the sinus area. Note the back looks to be severed and you can see the brain area, not to mention the deep set eye sockets you can see on one side the ear formation. I know this sounds bizarre but seeing is believing can anyone see what I'm seeing and please help with any thoughts. Thank you.
-
Hadrosaur Hand claw/Ungual
JorisVV posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I am looking for a nice Ungual claw. Hadrosaur. So this one looked nice in the first place. Says to be a PES claw from an Edmontosaurus. 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in size. Hell Creek Fm., Garfield county Montana USA Is everything natural with this one or should i be searching for a better one?
-
Madagascar Ammonites - 100% Natural or Repaired
Mulatto_Zack posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Looking to purchase this pair of ammonites from Madagascar but was wondering if they’re really 100% natural or potentially repaired from pieces of different ammonites. I can’t really tell but the back looked questionable!
-
Is it natural or carved?
Danielle 875 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Found at the beach yesterday and I am obsessed with this ai can't stop looking at it it seems to be a carved picture or something on top of some Flint stone what could this be?
-
3'5 inch Carcharodontosaurus S. Tooth from the regular KemKem beds. However, I do have some suspicions of the root. Can anybody help
-
Taiwan's largest museum devoted only to fossils is located at the southern part of the island, near the city of Tainan at the Zuojhen Fossil Park. Most travelers will start their journey in the capital city of Taipei, but Tainan is only a <2 hour bullet train ride away (the bullet train, or high speed rail, is a destination in of itself- a marvel of speed, comfort and efficiency) and a visit to the Zuojhen Fossil Park is highly recommended. For western audiences, fossil park may be a bit misleading. Its not a park as in playgrounds and grassy fields, more like an industrial park, or complex. In this case, the complex includes the museum, natural history education hall, and a local elementary school. The museum showcases fossils from the mid-Pleistocene Chiting Formation, which are abundant in the Cailiao River Basin. Students from the elementary school would find fossils, and bring them to their teachers. which became the nucleus for the collection and is why the elementary school is included in the complex. The new complex was opened in May of 2019. As of late 2019, admission to the museum is about $3.30. Entrance to the museum: Main entrance area with Formosan Sitka deer in the air: Overlooking courtyard to the elementary school where you may catch a unicycle(!) routine: The first building appears to house the rotating exhibits. At the time of visit, it seemed to be an exhibit on mammoths and Tyrannosaurs. and extinctions:
-
Taipei, Taiwan National Taiwan Museum/Land Bank Exhibition Hall
Crusty_Crab posted a topic in A Trip to the Museum
Although I've been to Taiwan many times, it never occurred to me to visit their natural history museum until my last trip in late 2019. Most travelers will start in the capital city, Taipei, which is home to the National Taiwan Museum. Unfortunately, it was undergoing extensive remodeling so there wasn't much to see in terms of fossils at the main building. Across the street is the Land Bank Exhibition Hall (LBEH). Entrance to the LBEH is included in the price of admission to the National Taiwan Museum (around $1). The suggested walking path through the LBEH is essentially a walk through geologic time, beginning with Cambrian fossils: and some neat models:
-
Is it paint or natural?Priscacara liops Green River Formation?thanks
-
I just went to this traveling exhibit in a museum in a city where my brother lives that it is about the animals and life in the Permian period and I got pictures of 3 fossils, an ammonite, a trilobite and a crinoid but I don’t know what species and genus they are?
-
contacting smithsonian/natural history museum/experts
Still_human posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Would anyone happen to have contact info for anyone in the fossil field at the Smithsonian/Museum of Natural History? Actually, any museum, or "official"(?) expert of the field--Prehistoric whales/Cetus. Ive tried contacting anyone from the smithsonian website contact form, and through email, but haven't had any luck yet. I know they would be very busy, but as my attempts have only gone to the most general direction, I'm thinking that if the messages even end up getting to the correct people at all, they may not even get the messages for some time. -
Here I have 3 teeth from Moracco. One is 100% Natural. One has had restoration to the root. The 3rd broke, probably during extraction, and was glued back together. The first tooth is an Otodus, I bought back in the early to mid 2000's at a fossil and mineral show. One dealer had a bunch of these teeth in a box. At the time I had just gotten into collecting sharkteeth and didn't have much experience with restorations. I suspected that there may have been some work done, but at $5 a piece I figured it was not a big deal. So I bought a few for myself and my kids. If you look at the root you can see it is two tone color. The grey portion is the real part of the root the tan/white potion is were they took matrix and glue to make a mortar which was used to fill in missing or imperfect areas. This past summer I was at my club's show, and picked up tooth #2. Again an Otodus from Moracco. But this is a Beautiful all natural tooth that I picked up for $10. Look at the difference in the roots of both teeth. The 3rd tooth is a Paleocarcharadon also from Moracco. This tooth broke through the root in two places, where the cusps meet the blade on both sides. The breaks look very clean and fit back in place pretty well. To the naked eye they simply look like cracks. But upon viewing under magnification you can see the use of glue and a tiny bit of matrix used the hide the breaks somewhat. I don't know if anyone will be able to see that from my pics but I wanted to at least show what I could. None of these teeth were expensive so really don't bother me. But these are things to look for when considering purchasing more pricey fossil teeth.
-
I bought this ammonite at a gem show the other day. It is about 2.5" across. I know it is real, but am curious about how "natural" it is- has it been excessively polished, cut, or otherwise altered? I know most Madagascar ammonites are altered in some way.
-
Hi TFF Last year I spent a hole afternoon with one of the curators of the Natural History Museum London. I had a behind the scenes look at the Museum's fascinating zoology collection preserved in spirit. We explore some of the Darwin Centre’s 27 kilometres of shelves,encounter numerous treasures hidden among the 22 million animal specimens housed here. with the highlight been a 8.62-metre-long giant squid court in the Falklands Islands and a very good look at some of the specimens collected by Charles Darwin himself . I did get to hold Darwin's now pickled pet octopus , First 3 photos are the Giant Squid 3,4,5 specimens specimens by Darwin the rest is assorted pickles jars thank you all for looking cheers Bobby
- 33 replies
-
- 11
-
-
Thought you'd get a kick out of my latest find. I get called quite often to do property clean up for private parties. Sometimes it's the property owner who calls & others, it's the county threatening fines if it's not brought up to code. This particular job was the owner cleaning up after his wife had passed away. There was a shed in the backyard that was packed full of their things that had been put there when they bought the place & moved in. It hadn't been touched since. It was a mess of boxes & alot had simply sat there while anything that could rotted away. Down under everything I came across an old steamer trunk, actually 3 of them, but one in particular was quite rewarding when I got past the rusty locks & hinges. Inside there was what remained of some women's clothing. Most of it was beyond recognition but as I was tossing dried up chunks away... ..well, a pictures worth a thousand words. Right? I know! Crazy Right? It's a perfectly preserved pair of Levi's except all the vertical threads have crumbled away. The seams, pockets, zipper & everything are still intact. The picture below is what the vertical threads look like now. Freakish! LOL.
-
I would truly appreciate any response to my question. I recently purchased these 2 ammonite fossils but I suspect they are fakes. Can anyone help?
-
I know meteorite and moldavite are not fossils but i hope someone will know,how can i recognize natural meteorite and moldavite from fake and manmade once? Dose moldovite naturly came in orbe shape?
-
Hey y'all, I live in Albuquerque. I have a fascination of fossils or obsession with them. I have been interested in fossils since I was a little guy, since my first dinosaur toy at age 5. As I grew older my interest in fossils and the process to find them has grown increasingly, as for me it's like a treasure hunt. You can say I am an avid hunter of fossils. I want to look in new places that I haven't and find ones I don't have. Thank you for letting me connect with other like minded people. I love NM, the abundance of fossils are far beyond what we think. Trust me, the land of enchantment lives up to its name.
-
I found this in online,the headline said it a dinosaur bone,its really look gem like and smoth surface...may it be a real dinosaur bone???
-
I apologize if this isn't posted in the right category, and the though this isn't a fossil, it is a pretty cool video of a natural whale fall. I found it to be interesting to watch. http://boingboing.net/2017/02/24/unmanned-craft-finds-naturally.html
-
Petrified Fat Pine - Mississippi Alluvial Plain In Arkansas
Fossil_Rocks posted a topic in Member Collections
I looks real, but you can't start a camp fire with this. The species is unknown, but I like to imagine perfect pigmentary replacement.
-
So I assume at least some of you are like me and not only collect fossils, but anything from the natural world. So, I am curious what are the oddest or coolest natural history items you have either found while in the field, bought or seen (not including the fossils). Please post pictures! I will start this post slowly, with a picture of something I found, cleaned and prepared while on a hike... attached is a photo of a racoon skull. Please post your most unusual or cool ethnographic, osteological, botanical or ichnological item. Even taxidermy, or just old bizarre antiques in your collection can count. Please share...
