Starfish fossil fake

[Gea]

Hi, I would like to buy these fossils from Morocco. I think they're fake, I would be very grateful for any opinions. Thanks 

[Brevicollis]

The skull is fake as a three dollar bill, I wont say anything on the brittle stars, but they dont look very good to me either. Maybe @Tidgy's Dad could say more about these brittle stars.

Edited May 10 by Brevicollis

[Gea]

Thanks you for your reply 😊 Yes, the heads look fake but needed a reply from someone who knows. The first two starfish look drawn to me, not sure. Thanks again

[Fossildude19]

Artwork, all of it. No real fossils, except maybe the crowns of the teeth.

The starfish are all carved. Not real.

Stay away from Moroccan fossils, unless you know for sure they are real.

[Brevicollis]

Compare this scientic drawing of a mosasaur skull to the one shown above. The one shown is completly fake (except the teeth) ! Im still unsure on the Starfish, but we can definetly stamp the skull as fake.

Edited May 10 by Brevicollis

[Gea]

5 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Obras de arte, todo ello. No hay fósiles reales, excepto tal vez las coronas de los dientes.

Todas las estrellas de mar están talladas. Irreal.

Manténgase alejado de los fósiles marroquíes, a menos que esté seguro de que son reales.

Thank you for your reply. Yes, unfortunately here in Spain It seems like there are loads of fake ones.

[Gea]

On 5/10/2024 at 12:24 PM, Brevicollis said:

Compare this scientic drawing of a mosasaur skull to the one shown above. The one shown is completly fake (except the teeth) ! Im still unsure on the Starfish, but we can definetly stamp the skull as fake.

Thanks you for your reply 😊 Yes, the heads look fake but needed a reply from someone who knows. The first two starfish look drawn to me, not sure. Thanks again

[rocket]

funny material , fully done, made by a well and interesting talented moroccean artist 

[Gea]

1 hour ago, rocket said:

funny material , fully done, made by a well and interesting talented moroccean artist 

Thanks you for your reply 😊

[FossilNerd]

I agree that none of these are real (except parts of the teeth).  Sometimes you can see an indeterminate bone fragment or two in these fake skulls, but I don't even see that here.

 

The brittle stars are carved fakes.

[Gea]

1 hour ago, FossilNerd said:

I agree that none of these are real (except parts of the teeth).  Sometimes you can see an indeterminate bone fragment or two in these fake skulls, but I don't even see that here.

 

The brittle stars are carved fakes.

Thanks you for your reply. Very kind with your answers. 😊

[JBkansas]

Here's a hatchery of those croc skulls from the Tuscon show (they make them out of plaster, glue, sand and fragments of real mosasaur teeth):

 

Edited May 10 by JBkansas

[rocket]

On 5/10/2024 at 6:04 PM, JBkansas said:

Here's a hatchery of those croc skulls from the Tuscon show (they make them out of plaster, glue, sand and fragments of real mosasaur teeth):

 

 

looks like bread 

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Sorry I'm late.

Yeah, horrid, horrid fakes all of'em,

Sand and glue and poor carvings with paint.

[rocket]

modern Mosasaur 

 

[Brevicollis]

3 hours ago, rocket said:

modern Mosasaur 

 

 

Looks more like one of these Sphynx cats.

Or my school cafeteria lunch 

[jpc]

On 5/10/2024 at 10:31 AM, Gea said:

Thank you for your reply. Yes, unfortunately here in Spain It seems like there are loads of fake ones.

Not just in Spain.  They are all over the world.  

[Yoda]

These starfish come up fairly often

Not real. 

[rocket]

this is how they have to look when they are real

 

[Pemphix]

On 5/13/2024 at 10:48 AM, rocket said:

modern Mosasaur