Microraptorfan Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Is this specimen real? Doesn't seem like it's been grinded down too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Looks TGTBT. Is it a cast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microraptorfan Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 That's what I'm wondering seller's description said it was real but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPrice Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 There's a pile of them on the auction site including some that look like crayon and magic marker drawings on a slab of rock. But this species is supposedly plentiful as a fossil being sold from China. The Wiki says: The name derives from Kweichow (now Guizhou province) in China where the first fossil specimen was discovered in 1957. They are among the most common sauropterygian fossils recovered and are often found as nearly complete, articulated skeletons, making them popular among collectors. Many of the prepped ones appear like OP's image. This one is from the North American Museum of Ancient Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) Looks like one of the few decent prepped ones. Keiches are so common, i'm not sure they're worth the effort of faking well. This one appears to have lost a few of the toes and it is ventral view (dorsal shows more skull and vertebral detail). Edited August 27, 2023 by JBkansas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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