{"id":3131,"date":"2025-12-18T19:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/fake\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:25:20","slug":"fake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3131\" class=\"elementor elementor-3131 elementor-2831\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-wlvl0sb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"wlvl0sb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ba369 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05ba369\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5869dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5869dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996a81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"996a81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake fossils<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a13498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a13498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guide to distinguishing original from fake<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8004323 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8004323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" aria-label=\"zum Fossilien-Shop\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/shop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Store<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf88b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4cf88b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe3f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efe3f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake fossils (\"fakes\")<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfc1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adfc1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fossil forgeries or &#8220;fake fossils&#8221; are when a fossil or parts of it are not original, but the seller does not disclose this fact &#8211; either out of ignorance or deliberately. Many sellers have no knowledge of preparation and are sometimes only partially able to distinguish between original and restoration. To make matters worse, very few fossils are sold directly from the preparation workshop. Knowledge of any fakes is therefore &#8220;lost&#8221; from hand to hand.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8e1e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a8e1e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60d14b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c60d14b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b763f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b763f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-expertise-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4990\" alt=\"fossils fake expertise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-expertise-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-expertise-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-expertise-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-expertise.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f50e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97f50e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4ebb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e4ebb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1138797 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1138797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3325cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f3325cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYears of market knowledge\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e81701 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e81701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bbb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92bbb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Proven for many years<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cdc09 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"58cdc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpertise\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a geologist\/paleontologist and taxidermist, I know how to distinguish between an original and a replica.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41491ab elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"41491ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeller and buyer protection\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs an expert, I am liable for my appraisals, condition reports (when consigned at auction) or other descriptions of the condition of your fossil.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe2707 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"efe2707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdded value\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn authenticity check not only provides security, but also increases the sales proceeds.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dba9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52dba9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ab0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10ab0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What types of fossil fakes are there?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7261a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7261a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Greed for a &#8220;quick buck&#8221; is the mother of invention, especially in circles far removed from palaeontology. As a result, there are art forms of varying degrees of sophistication. Basically, the higher the quality of the fossil, the greater the temptation to &#8220;recreate&#8221; it.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ce0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ce0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often these are not complete fossils, but partial restorations. The missing tail on fish, the missing tip of the snout on reptiles, etc. are often added. Restorations of the fossil to an extent of &gt;5% are problematic if they are not identified as such. This does not include clean bonding of fractures.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f37617 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f37617\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dd7bf7\" data-id=\"6dd7bf7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12e0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a12e0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carving<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edaa228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"edaa228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a5fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00a5fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Well made&#8221;, such carvings are sometimes only recognizable at second glance. Correct initial finding: original rock. The example shown lacks the typical bone structure and shine of the ganoid scales.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc69b20\" data-id=\"cc69b20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4603cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4603cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-01-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4991\" alt=\"fossils fake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-01-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-01.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71594b3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71594b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-904bb88\" data-id=\"904bb88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2956d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca2956d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cast<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c6c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"77c6c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-155e677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"155e677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another refinement is to insert replicas, hand-colored, into an original matrix (slate). Initial finding: Surrounding original rock. The example shown was purchased for a five-figure sum.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f47f718\" data-id=\"f47f718\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b8c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98b8c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4992\" alt=\"fossils fake 02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-02.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-111e0c4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"111e0c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0252701\" data-id=\"0252701\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e48ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e48ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f876870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f876870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c14577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c14577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The effort can be further reduced if true-to-original color prints of a fossil, whether on plastic or artificial cardboard, are glued onto the original matrix (in the example Solnhofen slab limestone). At least the back is original.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d2896f\" data-id=\"8d2896f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb057d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb057d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4914\" alt=\"fossils fake 03\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-1320x884.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-03.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1526b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e1526b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bda5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bda5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many other examples, sold for five figures on the Catawiki platform, I had already shown elsewhere, but was confronted with a warning from the dealer concerned, which is why I have to refrain from doing so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c6186 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92c6186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9b936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a9b936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you recognize fossil fakes?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2726d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2726d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A trained eye can recognize fakes or reconstructions in most cases. However, it must be acknowledged that the tricks of the trade are becoming increasingly sophisticated. For example, adhesives that fluoresce under UV light are no longer used.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a348b3b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a348b3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-755f36d7\" data-id=\"755f36d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d37258b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d37258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anatomy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738dda64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"738dda64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791b5dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"791b5dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The easiest to recognize are anatomical anomalies, such as bones &#8220;carved&#8221; out of the stone. Bone and matrix show &#8211; quite untypically &#8211; no color contrast. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3182686b\" data-id=\"3182686b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17e164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e17e164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-04-1-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4986\" alt=\"fossils fake 04\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-04-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-04-1-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-04-1.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2a2bd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2a2bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fa239\" data-id=\"49fa239\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285706b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"285706b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UV light<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2c654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d2c654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f92336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f92336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Restorations are not uncommon in fish (the rule in Lepidotus) and are not &#8220;fakes&#8221;. They are easily recognizable under UV light, but can also be seen with the naked eye. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9571e5\" data-id=\"f9571e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7317f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7317f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4993\" alt=\"fossils fake 05\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-05.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be8d64 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be8d64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42cb0d9\" data-id=\"42cb0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9520e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9520e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Air bubbles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b7f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"06b7f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def3068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def3068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Air pockets reveal the use of epoxy resin. They could not escape during curing. Nowadays, &#8220;improved&#8221; materials such as ApoxiSculpt are used.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b91c88\" data-id=\"4b91c88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8b12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab8b12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4994\" alt=\"fossils fake 06\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-06.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46ceac1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46ceac1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e02030\" data-id=\"4e02030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd74b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcd74b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">X-ray images<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faf159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2faf159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036faf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"036faf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Self-commissioned X-ray images can also be helpful. However, you should be aware that forgeries from China are now circulating with equally forged images. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffeb7f2\" data-id=\"ffeb7f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dabbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dabbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4995\" alt=\"fossils fake 07\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-1320x876.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-07.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b42b50e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b42b50e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-833f91e\" data-id=\"833f91e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637860c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"637860c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head loupe and scalpel<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3356e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3356e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71c826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f71c826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My favorite tools for checking for possible fossil forgeries are a head loupe and a scalpel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86a87a0\" data-id=\"86a87a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c357e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c357e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4996\" alt=\"fossils fake 08\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-08.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9333396 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9333396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f6b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7f6b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further information on fossil forgeries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c006b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c006b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fake fossils have a long tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e3dd4b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e3dd4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a8e126\" data-id=\"2a8e126\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91e884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b91e884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" title=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=68404114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Fake-Luegensteine-Senckenberg-768x502.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4988\" alt=\"fossil-faelschungen-fake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Fake-Luegensteine-Senckenberg-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Fake-Luegensteine-Senckenberg-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Fake-Luegensteine-Senckenberg-600x392.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Fake-Luegensteine-Senckenberg.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb6ffa\" data-id=\"3cb6ffa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39598e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39598e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">W\u00fcrzburg lying stones<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d970c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d970c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9287b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9287b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As early as the 18th century, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luegensteinmuseum-wuerzburg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">W\u00fcrzburg Lying Stones<\/a> shook science: Johann Beringer was taken in by fake fossils foisted on him by envious people. These historical forgeries show that the greed for sensationalism often clouds our vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a077fc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a077fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c287241\" data-id=\"c287241\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba05460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba05460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holzmaden forgeries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8bff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8b8bff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbdc39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbdc39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further information can also be found on my information page on wood maggot fossils.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f251cf elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f251cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" title=\"\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holzmaden-fossilien.de\/echtheit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47dff5\" data-id=\"d47dff5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92d4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d92d4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-09-Holzmaden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4997\" alt=\"fossils fake 09 Holzmaden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-09-Holzmaden.jpg 635w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-09-Holzmaden-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Fake-09-Holzmaden-600x340.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2bf1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee2bf1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44e56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44e56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Vigilance is still required today, as manipulated finds are flooding the market. Authentic collector&#8217;s items from selected sites (Holzmaden, Bundenbach, Solnhofen, Messel) can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/shop\/\">store<\/a>. <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4802798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4802798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a> me if you have any questions on the subject of fossil forgeries or &#8220;fakes&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fake fossils Guide to distinguishing original from fake Store Fake fossils (&#8220;fakes&#8221;) Fossil forgeries or &#8220;fake fossils&#8221; are when a fossil or parts of it are not original, but the seller does not disclose this fact &#8211; either out of ignorance or deliberately. 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