heZZ Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Real or not? 15 inches long. "Expertly prepared" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Definately real although more complete skulls are likely to have restoration. @indominus rex thoughts? Here is another Machairodus skull (top half) for reference. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I would need better pics, but from this angle it looks fairly authentic. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heZZ Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 I added 14 hours ago, indominus rex said: I would need better pics, but from this angle it looks fairly authentic. I added four more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 It's always tough judging from just photos. But this looks real. I see no red flags. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I don’t see any obvious red flags either. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I would find out from the seller what restoration has been done to the skull especially the teeth. Resto, on this type of skull, done by experts often does not stand out on photos and needs to be hand examined 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Lighting with a UV lamp gives good indications of restorations http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Looks purty darn good to me. Some repair, put back together but all looks real. Nice looking skull. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heZZ Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 "The zygomatic arch on the right side has some minor restoration in two areas and there is some paint. Small parts of the lower mandible on both sides have been restored as well as two lower jaw premolars. There is also some paint on four of the small front incisors." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heZZ Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 That's good to know. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Another vote for real from me. Might be repaired or restored though Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Looks real to me too, though I must say the matrix pedestal on which it stands looks very "masonry" - i.e., is it real or constructed matrix? Might it cover something up? 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Not informed at all to make a judgment, but looks beautiful, definitely a neat conversation starter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 14 hours ago, A.C. said: Not informed at all to make a judgment, but looks beautiful, definitely a neat conversation starter. I agree! Got us talking about it! 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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