FF7_Yuffie Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hello, Any thoughts on this? A Mosasaurus skull. Is it fake, real or a composite or real and fake parts? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Fake. As usual teeth are real, but rest of the skull is mostly sand and glue with bits of bone. 5 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) Fake. though the teeth are real as @North says. Edited March 27 by trilobites_are_awesome 4 Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 While the skull is comprised of a fair amount of bone fragments, most of it is held together with sand and glue. And while the teeth are real, they're almost certainly all placed. It's rare for skulls to be found with this high a number of teeth still in their original places. Additionally, the skull's anatomy matches that a Gavialimimus almaghribensis more than the teeth would suggest - which are likely Thalassotitan atrox, though might include some Eremiasaurus heterodontus. Conclusion: bad fake! 1 2 '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...
Brevicollis Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Better stay away from it, its a composed one, real bone and teeth are in it, but its mostly fake. There are far better ones Out there. 2 Are good signatures really that important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 Thanks very much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Heavily faked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Fake, with lot of nice teeth (different genus and color)… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Pretty much what others and Pachy said. Its a plaster artwork ;- ) They have done it so many times , they sculp from pieces of bone and plaster a Mosasaurus skull-like sculpture. But besides the glued in teeth not much original . Avoid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Thanks for the help everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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