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Fossil buying

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  • 22-08-2012 1:07am
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    Einhard
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    Hi all,
    Was wandering through an online coin site and I saw a page below selling fossils. I was pretty amazed at the prices as I thought that such fossils would cost an awful lot more. I was also wondering if such sales are legal, or ethical? Not sure why I might think otherwise, but just something that struck me when I saw them. Would you think they're fake?

    Thanks.

    http://www.numismall.com/Fossils/
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    Galvasean
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    I don't think they are fake or particularly underpriced. The fossils on show there are all fairly common. Often such common fossils are referred to as 'souvenirosaurus', in that there isn't a whole lot scientists can learn from them and they don't make great museum displays so it is generally seen as being above the board to sell them.


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    Einhard
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    Looks like I just bought me a fossil :cool:

    That's brilliant. I always thought fossils and things of that ilk would set one back a fortune. My first step on my journey to a fuly fledged natural history museum!:D


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    Galvasean
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    Out of interest, what did you buy?


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    Adam Khor
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    Heh, a girl I know was given some fossils (dinosaur fossils!) by a paleontologist in a Museum :D Guess who ended up receiving the fossils as gifts :>


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    Einhard
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    I can't link to the one I bought because it seems to have been withdrawn since I made the purchase. It's one of the Lamna Obliqua shark teeth. The Knightia Eocaena fossil really caught my eye, but the price is a tad steep for now.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    on the Jurassic coast of England they are lying all over the beach


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    Einhard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    on the Jurassic coast of England they are lying all over the beach

    LOL for some reason this really reminds me of some cryptic code from some spoof spy film. I have a picture of an earnest looking Inspector Closeau-type in looking very confused as a belle fatale informs him, in a hushed voice, that "on the Jurassic coast of England they are lying all over the beach". Mon chér!


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