Fossil Preparation

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1. First “prepped” echinoids

   By Shaun-DFW Fossils, January 6   

   • air abrasive
   • echinoids
   • (and 4 more)

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     • air abrasive
     • echinoids
     • fossil prep
     • fossil preparation
     • hemiaster
     • hemiaster whitei
   • 21 replies
   • 556 views
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   • Coco
   • February 2

2. My first trilobite prep

   By Alex S., January 15   

   • agnostus
   • elrathia
   • (and 2 more)

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     • agnostus
     • elrathia
     • preparation
     • trilobite
   • 7 replies
   • 330 views
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   • Jaybot
   • January 28

3. How to prep this fossil?

   By Ammonite_hunter, January 26   

   • agate
   • ammonite
   • (and 1 more)

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     • agate
     • ammonite
     • dorset uk
   • 11 replies
   • 403 views
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   • Ptychodus04
   • January 28

4. Hunting for ear bones/removing from extant skulls

   By Plantguy, January 7   

   • bison
   • bos
   • (and 8 more)

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     • bison
     • bos
     • bovid
     • ear bone
     • florida
     • iowa
     • mammal
     • otis
     • petrous
     • pleistocene
   • 23 replies
   • 691 views
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   • Plantguy
   • January 25

5. 2023 Prep Jobs

   By crinus, January 16   

   • bryozoa
   • crinoid
   • (and 2 more)

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     • bryozoa
     • crinoid
     • preparation
     • trilobite
   • 19 replies
   • 542 views
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   • Advantage
   • January 24

6. Restoring Cretaceous Period Cretoxyrhina shark teeth

   By Rockin' Ric, January 20   

   • cretaceous period
   • eutaw formation
   • (and 1 more)

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     • cretaceous period
     • eutaw formation
     • southeastern usa
   • 2 replies
   • 283 views
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   • Xiphactinus
   • January 23

7. Kane's Bug Preps 1 2 3 4 38

   By Kane, October 17, 2018   

   • learning
   • preparation
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     • learning
     • preparation
     • trilobite
   • 938 replies
   • 43.3k views
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   • Fossildude19
   • January 22

8. Removable shark teeth restorations

   By bthemoose, January 21   

   • carcharodon
   • cretodus
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     • carcharodon
     • cretodus
     • dwardius
     • otodus
     • restoration
     • shark teeth
   • 4 replies
   • 293 views
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   • bthemoose
   • January 21

9. Help sharpening diamond saw blades

   By floridafossiljoel, January 18   

   • agatizedcoral
   • diamond saw
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     • agatizedcoral
     • diamond saw
     • sharpening
   • 15 replies
   • 457 views
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   • Sjfriend
   • January 21

10. Restoring Cretaceous Shark Teeth

    By Rockin' Ric, January 19   

    • cretaceous period
    • eutaw formation
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      • cretaceous period
      • eutaw formation
      • southeastern usa
    • 3 replies
    • 337 views
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    • Rockin' Ric
    • January 20

11. a new friend came up

    By rocket, December 3, 2023   

    • cretaceous
    • enchodus
    • (and 1 more)

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      • cretaceous
      • enchodus
      • lebanon
    • 13 replies
    • 561 views
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    • rocket
    • January 19

12. My first (documented) fossil prep with hand tools bryozoan

    By C2fossils, January 11   

    • bryozoan
    • fossil prepping
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      • bryozoan
      • fossil prepping
      • hand prepping
      • hand tools
      • kansas fossil
      • prep
    • 0 replies
    • 235 views
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    • C2fossils
    • January 11

13. Protecting shale with fossils

    By Mary TR, January 11   

    • ireland
    • safe display
    • (and 1 more)

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      • ireland
      • safe display
      • shale
    • 3 replies
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    • Thomas.Dodson
    • January 11

14. My prep set up and first prep with air abrasion

    By Alex S., January 4   

    • air abrasion
    • hadrosaur
    • (and 2 more)

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      • air abrasion
      • hadrosaur
      • hell creek fm
      • prep
    • 13 replies
    • 489 views
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    • Alex S.
    • January 10

15. Silurian Dolostone Prep

    By Baking Geologist, January 10   

    • dolostone
    • pyrite
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      • dolostone
      • pyrite
      • quartz
      • silurian
    • 4 replies
    • 277 views
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    • Baking Geologist
    • January 10

16. Prep tools

    By Tayylxxrrr, January 10   

    • fossils
    • prep
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      • fossils
      • prep
      • tools
    • 1 reply
    • 295 views
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    • Fossildude19
    • January 10

17. Hell creek rib prep

    By hadrosauridae, January 3   

    • cretaceous
    • edmontosaurus
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      • cretaceous
      • edmontosaurus
      • hell creek
      • rib
      • triceratops
    • 14 replies
    • 396 views
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    • Baking Geologist
    • January 6

18. What should I use to cover up dings on crab preps?

    By Neanderthal Shaman, January 3   

    • air scribe
    • crabs
    • (and 1 more)

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      • air scribe
      • crabs
      • fossil prep
    • 4 replies
    • 296 views
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    • Ptychodus04
    • January 5

19. Salvaging tooth from matrix.

    By North, January 4   

    • matrix
    • morocco
    • (and 1 more)

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      • matrix
      • morocco
      • sharktooth
    • 8 replies
    • 301 views
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    • North
    • January 4

20. Training the next generation

    By Ptychodus04, January 2   

    • next gen
    • prep
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      • next gen
      • prep
      • training
    • 3 replies
    • 274 views
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    • Ptychodus04
    • January 2

21. Preparation suggestions, help wanted

    By rodrex, December 30, 2023   

    • prep?
    • skull
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      • prep?
      • skull
      • toolebuc formation
      • turtle
    • 6 replies
    • 358 views
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    • jpc
    • January 2

22. Removing yellow staining/iron(hydr)oxides from competent shale

    By paleoflor, December 29, 2023   

    • cleaning
    • mineral scale
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      • cleaning
      • mineral scale
      • piesberg
      • plant fossils
      • removal
      • rust
      • stain
    • 6 replies
    • 411 views
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    • Lone Hunter
    • December 30, 2023

23. First go prepping a Pulalius vulgaris

    By Neanderthal Shaman, December 28, 2023   

    • crab
    • lincoln creek formation
    • (and 2 more)

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      • crab
      • lincoln creek formation
      • oligocene
      • washington state
    • 9 replies
    • 368 views
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    • Jaybot
    • December 29, 2023

24. Tackling a Specimen in Dolostone

    By Baking Geologist, December 28, 2023   

    • chert
    • dolomatized
    • (and 2 more)

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      • chert
      • dolomatized
      • racine formation
      • silurian
    • 6 replies
    • 295 views
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    • Baking Geologist
    • December 28, 2023

25. Dumb question of the day

    By I_gotta_rock, December 21, 2023   

    • adhesives
    • butvar
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      • adhesives
      • butvar
      • ca glue
      • cyanoacrylic
      • fossil prep
      • glue
      • paleobond
      • paraloid
    • 6 replies
    • 361 views
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    • Xiphactinus
    • December 28, 2023