Brevicollis Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) Hello, I was scrolling throug some already sold pieces on our favourite online auction site today and came across this completly weird looking mongolian pterosaur. I wondered if its real or not, but I hope it is ! Let me just say, this thing, or a brandnew VW Polo... The head looks carved, the claws look weird, and the ribs look so "stiff", so I have my doubts on it Whats your opinion on this piece ? Edited June 25 by Brevicollis Pictures werent loading My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : Im just a guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 This looks like artwork, to me. 1 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...
oilshale Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) I can contribute a picture of this Pterosaur under UV light. Normally I would expect the bones to glow very, very faintly and not appear darker than the matrix as here. But this is neither proof of the authenticity of this fossil nor of a forgery. The only thing you can see clearly are the glued areas I didn't buy this piece. Edited June 25 by oilshale 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) I'm just wondering why they carved an amphibian head on it. They forgot to carve a 4th ray on the right foot (also check the smeared paint at the right ankle). It looks like they accidentally added claws on the right knee and ribs to the tail before hastily scraping them off. Edited June 25 by JBkansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 (edited) This is supposed to be a relative of Anurognathus. In Solnhofen they look like this: Anurognathus ammoni DÖDERLEIN, 1923, picture from the Solnhofen-Fossilienatlas.de Edited June 26 by oilshale 4 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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