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This partial ammonite whorl was a surface find from my April 8th trip to Cleveland, Utah. In particular, it was the one I found under the foot of the guy I was helping to lift his large Ammonite embedded in a heavy concretion to carry it to his van. I could discern that it was chocolate brown underneath the calcite coating. I stuck some thick felt furniture leg pads on the back of it to keep from scratching my office desktop. Well a week later I decided to remove the coating. Here's the "as found" pic. And with safety equipment including a gas filter mask, gloves, glasses, big bowl of water, a fan and open garage door, I was ready to go at it. The chemical is muriatic acid for cleaning brickwork and swimming pool masonry. I used a toothbrush to dip into a small cup of acid next to the bowl of water. Dip, scrub, rinse repeat until I liked the results. First round on this section. Looks good. Second round. Keep going! I'm liking it so far. Round three finishes that step. Then I soaked it in a bowl of water and baking soda. Several rinse cycles, a good dry time and a coat of Paraloid after that. Then the felt pads were reattached. And I like it a lot more than before. It may only be a partial whorl of an ammonite but to me it's a lot more than that. Kinda like finding a toe claw of a raptor or a big carnivore tooth. It may not be the whole enchilada...but it's enough to think about the potential of what it was complete or once was alive.
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Hi all. Both ammonites found in Bristol, UK, BS31, as we're the shells and coral. Not much else to say but would be nice to get a bit more info from the pros?
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils: Ammonites and Nautiloids
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Ammonite Bevahites bevahensis Austin Chalk Formation
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Ammonite Mariella worthensis Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Mortoniceras equidistans Georgetown Formation
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Ammonite Mortoniceras sp. Georgetown Formation
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Ammonite Otoscaphites subevolutus Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Engonoceras serpentinum Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Mariella worthensis Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Mariella brazoensis Grayson Formation
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Ammonite Paracalycoceras sp. Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Prionocyclus hyatti Eagle Ford Formation
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Ammonite Barroisiceras dentatocarinatum Austin Chalk Formation
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Ammonite Adkinsia bosquensis Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Idiohamites varians Georgetown Formation
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ammonite Platiknemiceras flexuosum Glen Rose Formation
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Ammonite Mariella worthensis Del Rio Formation
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Ammonite Paracyclocras crotaloides Buda Formation
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