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Real or fake hand claw, Hell creek formation


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Hello all, quick question for you guys who have more knowledge than me. Is this a real raptor claw? Seller states its from the Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota. Pictures are as clear as the seller could give me. Its about .58"/1.4cm. Thanks! 

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Sure looks like a claw core. It's either real or a high-quality reproduction.

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looks good, but as mentioned, always possible to be a high-quality reproduction

Could you post a close-up of the surface and the end part? Thanks

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Seller is going to send me a couple more pictures later on, so I'll post them here when I get them. 

 

 

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Lets not comment on the seller, just the fossil.

Thank you.

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Preservation doesn't look like coming from the Hell Creek Formation, more likely KemKem beds Morocco. Morphology of the claw is also similar to other common claws found in the KemKem. Jury is still out on whether it's theropod or pterosaur. 

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Not going to end up getting it. Thanks everyone for your help and information. I'll keep my search going for a good Dromaeosaur claw. 

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