Fossil Preparation

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1. Fossil Fishy's of Lebanon Thread 1 2 3 4

   By RJB, November 18, 2020   

   • cretaceous
   • lebanon
   • (and 1 more)

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     • cretaceous
     • lebanon
     • sharks
   • 77 replies
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   • RJB
   • April 5

2. Looking for help with repairing/restoring ichthyosaur paddle

   By Notidanodon, April 5   

   • ichthyosaur
   • lyme regis
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     • ichthyosaur
     • lyme regis
     • victorian
   • 0 replies
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   • Notidanodon
   • April 5

3. Any advice to extract a fossilized vertebra that is under 6mm?

   By The_Wanderer, April 3   

   • id?
   • texas
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     • id?
     • texas
     • vertebrae
   • 7 replies
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   • Ptychodus04
   • April 4

4. Help repair Mioplosus.

   By Jack58, April 2   

   • green river fm
   • repair
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     • green river fm
     • repair
     • ulrichs
   • 8 replies
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   • rocket
   • April 4

5. Fossil Care

   By CasualRocks, April 2   

   • brittle rock
   • eocene
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     • brittle rock
     • eocene
     • plants
     • shale
   • 3 replies
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   • paleoflor
   • April 3

6. Preparing Calcite replaced Brachiopods

   By Ladyofsteel, April 3   

   • brachiopod
   • calcite
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     • brachiopod
     • calcite
     • fossils
     • preparation
   • 2 replies
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   • Fossildude19
   • April 3

7. How to clean/prep

   By JulieO, April 1   

   • brachipod
   • clean
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     • brachipod
     • clean
     • pennsylvaina
     • prep
   • 2 replies
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   • JulieO
   • April 1

8. Hell creek rib restoration question

   By Alex S., March 15   

   • ceratopsian
   • hadrosaur
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     • ceratopsian
     • hadrosaur
     • hell creek fm
     • restoration
     • rib
   • 20 replies
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   • Alex S.
   • March 31

9. Glue removal

   By Alex92, March 20
   • 3 replies
   • 214 views
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   • Ptychodus04
   • March 22

10. Mask for Fossil Prep - USA - Ammonite

    By 75millionyearsago, March 16   

    • ammonite
    • dremel290
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      • ammonite
      • dremel290
      • fossilprep
      • fossilpreparation
      • help
      • protection
      • respirator
      • safety
    • 6 replies
    • 250 views
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    • Ptychodus04
    • March 18

11. Repair green river slab

    By Pixpaleosky, February 26   

    • glue
    • green river
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      • glue
      • green river
      • repair
    • 21 replies
    • 486 views
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    • Ptychodus04
    • March 18

12. Carboniferous Tooth Preservation Options

    By Lucid_Bot, March 16   

    • carboniferous
    • pennsylvania
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      • carboniferous
      • pennsylvania
      • petalodus
      • preservation
      • tooth
    • 4 replies
    • 184 views
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    • Collector9658
    • March 17

13. Preparation firsts- amphidonte walkeri and echinoid clutch, more

    By Shaun-DFW Fossils, March 17   

    • ammonite preparation
    • clam preparation
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      • ammonite preparation
      • clam preparation
      • echinoid preparation
      • fossil preparation
    • 4 replies
    • 172 views
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    • Shaun-DFW Fossils
    • March 17

14. Pyrite Disease Resources

    By Crusty_Crab, March 15   

    • conservation
    • decay
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      • conservation
      • decay
      • disease
      • pyrite
      • rot
    • 1 reply
    • 176 views
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    • Fossildude19
    • March 15

15. Preparation of a rare Trilobite from PA

    By Dean Ruocco, March 5   

    • basidechnella
    • mahatango
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      • basidechnella
      • mahatango
      • trilobite
    • 4 replies
    • 281 views
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    • ShibaLegend
    • March 14

16. Best Glue for a Broken Meg?

    By FossilNerd, March 9   

    • broken
    • glue
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      • broken
      • glue
      • megalodon
    • 15 replies
    • 317 views
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    • Fossildude19
    • March 13

17. A question on piece of matrix

    By fossil35, March 9   

    • help
    • matrix
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      • help
      • matrix
      • question
    • 6 replies
    • 264 views
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    • fossil35
    • March 12

18. Big Honkin' Calcite Filled Shrimp Claw

    By Neanderthal Shaman, March 9   

    • ghost shrimp
    • oligocene
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      • ghost shrimp
      • oligocene
      • pysht formation
      • washington state
    • 2 replies
    • 196 views
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    • Jaybot
    • March 12

19. Harpactocarcinus punctatus

    By Ezio Bonsignore, February 24   

    • crab
    • matrix
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      • crab
      • matrix
      • preparation
      • techniques
    • 5 replies
    • 287 views
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    • crabfossilsteve
    • March 8

20. Post-prep crab cleanup

    By Neanderthal Shaman, March 5   

    • oligicene
    • pulalius vulgaris
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      • oligicene
      • pulalius vulgaris
      • washington state
    • 2 replies
    • 224 views
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    • Ptychodus04
    • March 5

21. Preparation ideas please

    By Jimmy From Holland, March 3   

    • devonian
    • fish
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      • devonian
      • fish
      • preparation
      • scotland
      • turso
    • 6 replies
    • 271 views
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    • Jimmy From Holland
    • March 4

22. Fossil Hill Nevada Fossil Prep

    By Sam Patterson, February 20   

    • amonite
    • bivalves
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      • amonite
      • bivalves
      • prep
    • 5 replies
    • 332 views
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    • Sjfriend
    • March 4

23. Pulalius vulgaris

    By Neanderthal Shaman, February 26   

    • lincoln creek formation
    • oligocene
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      • lincoln creek formation
      • oligocene
      • washington state
    • 2 replies
    • 218 views
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    • Neanderthal Shaman
    • March 3

24. crab prep

    By rocket, March 1   

    • coast
    • crab
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      • coast
      • crab
      • miocene
      • preparation
    • 5 replies
    • 242 views
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    • mamlambo
    • March 2

25. How do you clean limestone stones containing nice fossils?

    By ntloux, February 27   

    • cleaning
    • fossil
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      • cleaning
      • fossil
      • limestone
      • preparation
    • 7 replies
    • 288 views
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    • ntloux
    • February 29