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I just obtained a new fossil and tried to take it out of the rock, but in the process I discovered that the root of one of this tooth was artificially shaped with a chalk-like material. Moreover, it seems to be squeezed by the stratum, causing the entire crown to be rotated to the left, so I decided not to continue cleaning to avoid the entire specimen from breaking. (The longest side of this tooth is three inches long.)
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Hey all! I have this Meg from the Bone Valley Formation I have a question on. The tooth has some damage to the bourlette up to the blade. Does this look like it’s from a tool or something during fossilization? It appears to me like it’s old damage but I don’t know from what. Any help is appreciated thanks everyone as always!
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I am debating whether to cut or grind smooth in several areas two pieces of Indonesian petrified wood with botryoidal chalcedony that I recently received. This is what I was supposed to have received: This is what I received (The seller removed most of the yellow surface agate.): I just don’t like the look of the pieces gouged and scratched so I want to remove as much of the damaged areas as possible and maybe grind smooth other areas. First Question: Should I try to cut the pieces or just leave them as is? Second Question: Should I cut the pieces along the red lines or somewhere else? Third Question: On the one piece should I also try to remove the top piece to expose more of the botryoidal chalcedony? The back face of that top piece is really damaged. On one side the top piece would be easy to cut because of the void underneath. The other side would be very difficult because the void doesn’t really go all the way to the red line. Fourth question: Are there areas I should try to grind smooth like area1 or area 3 or area 5? Last Question: Should I give up on trying to salvage the pieces and just try to cut out intact the botryoidal chalcedony in each piece? Marco Sr.
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Hello all. I am interested if anyone else is having problems with the new, snap close, mini-display cases. I am also wondering if the residue also damages the fossils. I've removed all of my small fossils from these cases until I hear more from the forum.
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From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Side view of vertebra, displaying missing piece see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
View of damaged surface see 1st picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
See first picture for information -
From the album: Marine reptiles and mammals
Vertebrae damaged during or before fossilization, from a basilosauridae. Found in Albany, GA, in the Ocala limestone formation, an Eocene deposit laid down by the swannee current between about 34-56 mya. The exact species is possibly still up in the air, since it is been suggested that it is something other than the original ID. We're still looking into the possibilities. Found in Georgia, so that limits the possibilities, but still leaves open a number of basilosauridae, including some dorudontinae such as Zygorhiza. Zygorhiza, which is what it was originally supposed to be, is iffy since it hasn't officially ever been found in GA, but I don't think that means it hasn't, doesn't that just mean it hasn't been found by scientific authorities, or confirmed by such? it seems however, that the person who ID'd it as Zygorhiza was Professor Mark Uhen, who I guess is an authority on the subject, but as before, they're not supposed to be found in GA. Another possibility from a different authority on the subject has ID'd it as Cynthiacetus, which I personally would prefer, but sadly that doesn't have any impact in the matter:( -
Hello! I was on the beach recently when I found a rock with an interesting marking. After returning from the beach, I took a look at it. It did look like a fossil to me. I took a nice look at this "fossil" and found out it could be a Bivalve. It is clear it is in pretty bad condition- I cannot tell what parts of the "fossil" is sandstone and what parts is the actual shell. Even though it is quite deteriorated, someone might know what it is. If someone knows anything about this "fossil", tell me. Thanks for the help. Bye! Brachiopod
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