Lucid_Bot Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 This piece is supposedly a horseshoe crab ( Mesolimulus walchii) from the Solnhofen limestone of Germany. It is Jurassic and the description says there has only been mild color enhancement. Is this fossil real? Any fabrication? Thanks for the answers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 oh my. I suggest googling other mesolimus walchii fossils and notice the difference. This seems to be the colorized outline of said horseshoe crab.. I see nothing fossil here except the shape. I would even hesitate to label it "art". 1 2 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Bot Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, JamieLynn said: oh my. I suggest googling other mesolimus walchii fossils and notice the difference. This seems to be the colorized outline of said horseshoe crab.. I see nothing fossil here except the shape. I would even hesitate to label it "art". Wow. This guy sold me a fake before. I thought maybe he just made a mistake. Thanks for letting me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lucid_Bot said: Wow. This guy sold me a fake before. I thought maybe he just made a mistake. Thanks for letting me know Never buy fossils from a sketchy dealer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 This is completely painted and thus fake. Sorry! Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lucid_Bot said: Wow. This guy sold me a fake before. I thought maybe he just made a mistake. Thanks for letting me know. Please keep your comments focused on the fossils, NOT the sellers. Thank you. @oilshale @rocket 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly fake, wow. One of the most ugly one I have ever seen. when you love to collect total fake fossils, buy it. but, at the price of the stone, in this size you can buy them in germany at around the price of a coffee... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yuk! 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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