CFerraioli Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Considering purchasing this item, and the seller had mentioned there were some reconstructions that would naturally have to be done, the question is how likely is it authentic? I find myself not very trustworthy of fossils from Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 It looks good to me, If the price is OK for its minor restorations (wich seem to be very minor, i dont see any of it) i dont see anything wrong here. But wait for others opinions, maybe i overlooked something. Are good signatures really that important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorisVV Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Teeth look placed in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 24 minutes ago, JorisVV said: Teeth look placed in I dont think they're placed in. I've seen multiple Basilosaurus jaws and all the teeth stood out a little bit. Are good signatures really that important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorisVV Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 23 hours ago, Brevicolis said: I dont think they're placed in. I've seen multiple Basilosaurus jaws and all the teeth stood out a little bit. Those look very different from the original one posted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordWampa Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I must say that i the case of basilosaurs from my experience is harder to conclude if a tooth has been added. A lot of material is found i really rough conditions and has matrix around the tooth socket so it's hard to check if it was found like that or the tooth has been added. For example this is a basilosaurus jaw 100% original and I sais around the sockets is a mess, some tooth are more clean but other has tones of matrix. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, LordWampa said: I must say that i the case of basilosaurs from my experience is harder to conclude if a tooth has been added. A lot of material is found i really rough conditions and has matrix around the tooth socket so it's hard to check if it was found like that or the tooth has been added. For example this is a basilosaurus jaw 100% original and I sais around the sockets is a mess, some tooth are more clean but other has tones of matrix. That would explain why Moroccan Basilosaurid teeth are so often in bad shape. There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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