New Members DiegoAS Posted July 23 New Members Share Posted July 23 Is it real or is it fake. Partially real ?! I got it from online auction site and it was a part of a huge set. Some of the specimen are legit I could tell. But I'm not grasping this one. The seller claims it to be from the Kem Kem Formation. The last picture shows the whole set I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 not easy, looks definitely restored in the spine and bit filled. I would say, it is a restored one with original parts, looks more than 50% original. Might be it has only be reglued and has less than 50% restoration, but... Always necessary to see it in person. What does the seller gives as information about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Vertebrae often break into pieces with smaller pieces and fragments becoming lost. I would guess that's what happened here, with some restoration of missing pieces for cosmetic and stability reasons. I am working on a set of associated verts now where at the very least I have to put glue in the open spaces created by missing fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 MOVED TO "IS IT REAL". 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...
New Members DiegoAS Posted July 23 Author New Members Share Posted July 23 27 minutes ago, rocket said: not easy, looks definitely restored in the spine and bit filled. I would say, it is a restored one with original parts, looks more than 50% original. Might be it has only be reglued and has less than 50% restoration, but... Always necessary to see it in person. What does the seller gives as information about it? He said he got from Beduins from the Kem Kem Formation. He described them as indet. So he doesn't know exactly what it is. I study geology and from my knowledge of my paleo courses I would agree with you. It's definitely been glued together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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