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user-inactivated  ·  2527 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Amazing Shapes of Ammonites

Trilobytes are pretty cool, so it would make sense to rip off.

If I'm honest, I probably would have a hard time figuring fake from real if you put them in front of me. I think that's where reputable shops come in. There's a really cool non-antique shop that Dala and I have visited a few times that has local fossils in it and for a hell of a price too. I'm fairly confident they're legit though, because they also sell things such as bug specimens and the like. While they certainly aren't selling to my demographic, they also don't feel kitchsy either.