{"id":3497,"date":"2025-12-18T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/guide\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:20:36","slug":"guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3497\" class=\"elementor elementor-3497 elementor-2807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d285db6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d285db6\" 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-477a030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"477a030\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2d8599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d2d8599\" 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-8ed5270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ed5270\" 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\">Fossils guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40481bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40481bf6\" 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\">Black market, fakes, insurance, dealers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ab6b9c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59ab6b9c\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fossil market - big business and dirty tricks?<\/h3>\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<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">The dark side of fossil collecting: illegally traded finds and forgeries. You can protect yourself from all this. So keep your eyes open when buying and collecting!  <\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b501279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b501279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r5\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">It is important to be aware of the risks. Illegal imports and counterfeits are widespread. The more expensive the supposed original can be offered, the more sophisticated the methods used to conceal this. With the help of auction platforms and dealers, dubious profits are made on a considerable scale. The niche market is often beyond control. And yet illegal activities are repeatedly prosecuted and punished, even in Germany. Fossil buying and selling and fossil collecting as a whole are thus brought into disrepute.      <\/section>\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-6705ed0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6705ed0\" 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-2681d77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2681d77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa9c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aa9c50\" 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\">Fossils black market  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aaaf9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1aaaf9f\" 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-e087d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e087d5d\" 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>It is very tempting to acquire fossil rarities whose recovery, trade and possibly export are regulated. The illegal trade in fossils from Brazil and China has been flourishing for years. The platform Catawiki, based in the Netherlands, acts as a central global trading center.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc7b018 elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fc7b018\" 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:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/law\/\">\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\">Black market<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199d0a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"199d0a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f05a61c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f05a61c\" 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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4909\" alt=\"fossils guide black market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Schwarzmarkt.jpg 1500w\" 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\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-cb12507 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb12507\" 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-20c887c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20c887c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15dca46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15dca46\" 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\">Fossil fakes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c17171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c17171\" 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-e8d2bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d2bcc\" 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 are as old as the fossil market itself. The &#8220;W\u00fcrzburg lying stones&#8221; of 1725 come to mind, but the methods have become increasingly sophisticated. And not just since material from Morocco flooded the market. All shades between a restored fossil and a complete fake can be found on the market.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5bcbe elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b5bcbe\" 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:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/fake\/\">\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\">Fakes<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238af7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"238af7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc358f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcc358f\" 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=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4910\" alt=\"fossils guide fake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fake.jpg 640w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fake-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fake-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-66e2188 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66e2188\" 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-5a3e278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a3e278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326f7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326f7c2\" 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\">Fossil insurance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4b355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea4b355\" 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-9753821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9753821\" 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>Anyone who owns a fossil collection often looks back over a long period of time during which it has grown. At some point, it&#8217;s worth thinking about whether your insurance cover is keeping pace with the growth of your fossil collection or should be adjusted. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814ca5e elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"814ca5e\" 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:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/insurance\/\">\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b2998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38b2998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810774b\" 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=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4911\" alt=\"fossils guide insurance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Versicherung.jpg 1500w\" 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\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-b644f39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b644f39\" 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-7ba935b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ba935b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10405f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f10405f\" 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\">Fossil dealer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e408f elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b3e408f\" 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-90e56b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e56b0\" 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>In principle, anyone can trade in fossils. There are no professional requirements, no necessary proof of expertise, no binding code of honor. This is also the reason why fossils from the black market and fakes are so widespread.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19d320 elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e19d320\" 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:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/retailer\/\">\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862efd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"862efd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b2101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45b2101\" 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=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4907\" alt=\"fossil-guide-fossil-dealer-header\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Fossilien-Ratgeber-Fossilienhaendler.jpg 1500w\" 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\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-9d52196 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d52196\" 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-5f63664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f63664\" 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\">On our own behalf<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd86c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd86c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">As a geologist\/paleontologist and fossil expert, I strive for transparency. The market is difficult and often opaque. <\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c180c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c180c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">As a collector, I have repeatedly fallen for fakes myself. Over the years, I have learned all the tips and tricks of <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/preparation\/\">taxidermy<\/a>. This experience helps me to recognize the differences between an original fossil and a fake.  <\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575bf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575bf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">Today I advise insurance companies in cases of damage to fossils, companies in dealing with their fossils in business assets, estate administrators and private individuals in the valuation of estates.<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901ca5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901ca5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">I still feel connected to paleontology as a science. I accept the laws of the market, including personal preferences for fossils handicrafts. In my store I limit myself to authentic fossils of paleontological value: from the classic sites of Holzmaden, Bundenbach, Solnhofen and Messel.  <\/section>\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-c0558b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0558b0\" 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-941dd81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"941dd81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0177d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0177d2\" 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\">Quality promise<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539f7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"539f7ed\" 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 a member of the professional association of paleontologists AAPS, Fossiland has subjected itself to strict rules of conduct for the responsible handling of fossils.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55506ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55506ad\" 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>I don&#8217;t deal with finds of dubious <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/law\/\">legal<\/a> origin or<a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/fake\/\">&#8220;fakes<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750d84e elementor-mobile-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"750d84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" aria-label=\"Mehr \u00fcber das Qualit\u00e4tsversprechen erfahren!\" 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.aaps.net\/ethics.htm\" 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\">AAPS<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9395bef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9395bef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a060751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a060751\" 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=\"556\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Qualitaetsversprechen-AAPS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3941\" alt=\"fossils quality promise aaps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Qualitaetsversprechen-AAPS.jpg 556w, https:\/\/fossiland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Fossilien-Qualitaetsversprechen-AAPS-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-af4eaf5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af4eaf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6433cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6433cd\" 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\">Fakes - examples (offered or sold as originals)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aadb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8aadb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b371226 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b371226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f784e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3f784e4\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFake\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1a055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1a055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed8454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bed8454\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFake\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3b5bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b3b5bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e9057 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79e9057\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24aa622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24aa622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f685b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87f685b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4e495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4e495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9bf1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a9bf1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b767c52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b767c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fake<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-3a1d5e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a1d5e9\" 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-2f471d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f471d2\" 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\">Fake or original?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8e7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8e7af\" 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 class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\"><div data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/retailer\/\">market<\/a> for fossils is fascinating, but involves risks due to clever forgeries. Particularly popular are finds from Morocco or China as replicas made of synthetic resin or plaster, which look deceptively similar to real stone. But fakes or replicas are also in circulation outside the classic sites in Germany, such as Holzmaden or Solnhofen.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8723caa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8723caa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">I speak of &#8220;fakes&#8221; when replicas are not clearly identified as such, but are put into circulation with the intention of looking deceptively similar to the original. They range from completely artificial pieces made of painted resin or plaster to collages of original matrix, fossil fragments and artificial additions. <\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304b63b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"304b63b\" 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 class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-complete=\"true\">  Further tips and detailed test methods can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/fake\/\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf45a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecf45a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">If in doubt, be careful. Supposedly renowned fossil dealers mistakenly circulate high-priced fossils described as &#8220;original&#8221;. Others circulate &#8220;certificates of authenticity&#8221; for equally high-priced fossils that do not stand up to scrutiny.  <\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d390db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d390db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"content1-r4\" class=\"mbr-section article content1 cid-uQ6nhVwXLW\">Buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/retailer\/\">fossil dealers<\/a> you trust. You can find suitable selection criteria <a href=\"https:\/\/fossiland.com\/en\/retailer\/\">here<\/a>.<\/section>\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>Fossils guide Black market, fakes, insurance, dealers Store Fossil market &#8211; big business and dirty tricks? The dark side of fossil collecting: illegally traded finds and forgeries. You can protect yourself from all this. So keep your eyes open when buying and collecting! It is important to be aware of the risks. 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