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fossilguy.com

Last checked 1 week ago · Point-in-time assessment

70/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
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● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Explore prehistoric animals and fossils, from dinosaurs and Megalodon to trilobites, eurypterids, giant Carboniferous insects, and Cambrian oddities.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

70/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure87 Website Security95 Security Hygiene35 Transparency56 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about fossilguy.com

Updated Oct 3, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on fossilguy.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Explore prehistoric animals and fossils, from dinosaurs and Megalodon to trilobites, eurypterids, giant Carboniferous insects, and Cambrian oddities.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Mar 17, 2000. Registrar: pair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains.

Recorded expiry date: Mar 17, 2031. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 22, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 70/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of fossilguy.com

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on fossilguy.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Fossilguy.com: Fossil Hunting and Paleontology GuideExplore fossil hunting locations, identification guides, prehistoric animals, paleontology articles, scientific news, and collecting resources. Prehistoric Animals & Fossil Gallery | Fossilguy.comExplore prehistoric animals and fossils, from dinosaurs and Megalodon to trilobites, eurypterids, giant Carboniferous insects, and Cambrian oddities. Fossilguy.com: Fossil Articles and Topics - Excavations and Specific Paleontology Topics.Fossilguy.com: Fossil Articles and Topics - Excavations and Specific PaFossil Articles - Excavations and Specific Paleontology Topics Fossilguy.com: What does a Paleontologist do? Questions for a PaleontologistWhat does a Paleontologist do? Paleontologist Questions Coprolite: Fossil Poop, Dinosaur Dung, and Ancient DietsWhat is a coprolite? Explore fossil poop, Mary Anning and William Buckland, dinosaur and shark examples, identification, formation, and ancient diets. Fossilguy.com: Paleontology in the News: News ReleasesPaleontology news, fossil discoveries, dinosaur research findings, and scientific breakthroughs. First Adult T. rex Trackway Found in North DakotaFour giant North Dakota footprints form the first known trackway likely made by an adult Tyrannosaurus rex, preserving its stride and walking speed. Tyrannosaur Poop Preserved a 66-Million-Year-Old FeatherA fossil feather, bird bones, and fish scales preserved inside dinosaur coprolite suggest a tyrannosaur ate a diving bird near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. When Squirrels Ate Woolly Mammoths: Ice Age Fossil Poop DNAAncient DNA from Yukon ground squirrel poop reveals woolly mammoths, steppe bison, horses, plants, insects, and a 700,000-year ecosystem archive. FossilGuy.com: About the AuthorFossilGuy.com: About the Author - Jayson Kowinsky, The Fossilguy. Learn about his work in fossil hunting, paleontology, and fossil identification.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on fossilguy.com

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

fossilTitle, Meta description8 sampled pages
paleontologyTitle, Meta description4 sampled pages
poopTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
fossil poopTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
dinosaurTitle, Meta description3 sampled pages
fossil huntingTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
prehistoric animalsTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
exploreMeta description3 sampled pages
identificationMeta description3 sampled pages
ancientTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
articlesTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
coproliteTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

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Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
87/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
35/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
56/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 2 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts2
Inline scripts4
Embedded frames1
External script hosts2

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainfossilguy.com
Registrarpair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains
RegisteredMar 17, 2000
Domain age26 years
ExpiresMar 17, 2031
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address66.39.64.39
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.fossilguy.com/
Endpoint66.39.64.39
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface6 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals0 security headers · 4 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size51,128 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources2 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR2
Valid fromSep 23, 2026
Valid untilDec 22, 2026
Certificate namesfossilguy.com · www.fossilguy.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A66.39.64.39TTL —
NSns1.pairnic.comTTL —
NSns2.pairnic.comTTL —
MX69 cajat.pair.comTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=uU4Za953I8qwxBsxultL252etaGbAJP3BOA47vbc9B8TTL —
TXTv=spf1 a include:spf.spamhero.com ip4:209.41.68.220 ip4:216.172.106.40 ip4:50.243.178.203 ip4:50.243.178.205 include:relay.pair.com a:cajat.pair.com a:mailwash54.pair.com a:www3.g16.pair.com a:mail1.g16.pair.com a:www1.g8.pair.com a:mail1.g8.pair.com ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCNo matching record returned for this exact hostname

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

0 observed

Header evidence is unavailable. Missing data is not treated as a clean result or proof of compromise.

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% Google Analytics 94% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

Apache HTTP ServerReview the Apache branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Explore prehistoric animals and fossils, from dinosaurs and Megalodon to trilobites, eurypterids, giant Carboniferous insects, and Cambrian oddities.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Emailfossilguy@fossilguy.comSource: https://www.fossilguy.com/

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleFossilguy.com: Fossil Hunting and Paleontology Guide
First headingFOSSILGUY.COM
DescriptionExplore fossil hunting locations, identification guides, prehistoric animals, paleontology articles, scientific news, and collecting resources.
Canonical URLhttps://www.fossilguy.com/
Final URLhttps://www.fossilguy.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesFAQPage · Organization · Person · Question · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.fossilguy.com/news/index.htmAbout page detectedhttps://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/index.htm
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
6100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.fossilguy.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
calm-anchor-ring-328

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of fossilguy.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about fossilguy.com

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Is fossilguy.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 70/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on fossilguy.com?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was fossilguy.com registered?

The public registry record shows Mar 17, 2000. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did fossilguy.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does fossilguy.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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