AranHao Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Hello, may I know if this Psittacosaurus skeleton is real？ The seller said it has no repair at all. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Not easy, I would say it is more not real than real What it definitely is: mounted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Looks like an art project, to me. 10 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...
Phos_01 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, AranHao said: The seller said it has no repair at all. I think its because they have made it all completely I don't think its authentic, looks to polished and clean in my opinion . Looks like a carve and composited 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Better stay away from it . Its Always suspicious when the seller says its "completly real", but it doesnt looks like its real . The lower legs bone positions are wrong , I dont see any bone texture, and many bones look If they are carved from one big chunk because theres no matrix in between them . Also I dont think dinosaur skeletons fossilize in a position in that they're normaly showcased in a museum You could literaly use it as a garden gnome If you want Edited January 31 by Brevicolis 2 Are good signatures really that important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Looks like plastic..... Edited January 31 by trilobites_are_awesome Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Mohler Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It's fabricated. A decent carving, but you should be alarmed if the seller tried to pass this off as real. As pointed out above, 'no repair' doesn't mean anything in the context of an art piece. Notice that it is restored with four toes on the left foot but three on the right foot. The skull is smooth with no sign of sutures, which is absolutely not what you would see in the actual skull of a juvenile animal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) The skull shows no bone texture or sutures... I agree with the above post... stay away. The texture on al the bones looks more like easily carved soapstone than bone. Edited January 31 by jpc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Not good enough to be an art piece. Trust me; I'm an artist. 3 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPrice Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) I have carved a lot of soapstone figurines and that was the first thought to pop into my head. This is a soapstone carving mounted onto builders or beach sand mixed with glue. The sculptor's knife or spatula marks are prominent all over it where it was patted down while the glued sand was still soft. And if you zoom in on any of the images, it will show distinct brush stroke slips on and off the "bones". Whitewash shows between the bones on the "matrix". Edited January 31 by SPrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AranHao Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Thank you for everyone's input. I will stay away from it. Thank you for helping me avoid financial losses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Even the "real" psittacosaurus skeletons are assembled out of unrelated bones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Stay away as far as you can ! As others have said 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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