Hapchazzard Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 A month or so ago I've acquired what seems to be a fairly solid Eurypterus Tetragrammatus specimen for a pretty bargain price, but now I'm a bit curious as to the authenticity. I'm not very familiar with eurypterid forgeries, and the main thing really that's causing some suspicion in me is the prepwork - is this how prepwork marks can actually look like? There's also the fact that there's no multiple appendages, but that I can explain away by only partial preservation. Here's photos. I was too lazy to put a scale mark, but I think that it's not really relevant here. Hopefully I have not been hoodwinked, since I definitely like the specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Looks real to me. 1 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Real eurypterid is real but not a very good prep job for sure. RB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I agree: Real, with a hatchet job/amateur preparation. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Hapchazzard Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Got it, thanks y'all! As I said I got it at a bargain price so I don't mind the prep being a bit of a hackjob, just glad that it's real :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 real and nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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