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Hey there, It‘s my first post in this Forum, so it‘s time to say hello. My name is Philipp, born in Germany/Saxony. I grew up in the Erzgebirge and was surrounded and fascinated by mines and minerals when i grew up. On my current travel through Europe and Morocco the passion for Minerals and Fossils flamed up again. It’s hard for me not to think every moment about where I‘m going fossil/mineral hunting again so i don‘t annoy my girlfriend tooooo much ;) I’m currently in Morocco for a 3 Month trip to search for fossils and minerals. I was reading about the Mosasaur teeth in the Oil Shale Deposits near Bakrit/Timahdite and about some members visiting this area. I was wondering if someone can give me some locations where these teeth can be found. Looking forward to your answers Philipp
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Unlike the soft oil-shale, I've been preparing this Knightia from a much harder matrix. It's still oil-shale but doesn't seem to flake off as easily as the other. I love how I can see the specific bones and the scale is a bonus. Here is my question to the frum: The dental tool shown in the photo is what I've been using but it doesn't seem to be able to get that final bit of matrix off. It looks like it's covered in a thin layer of dust and I'm worried that if I scratch it off, I will lose much of the detail. How do I remove the final layer and get that dark brown carbon color that makes me proud to show off my work?!?
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3-for-1 Fossil Find a Windfall for Paleontologists By Nathaniel Scharping, September 7, 2016 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/09/07/3-for-1-fossil-find-a-boon-for-researchers/#.V9BpTTvrii4 Fossil food chain from the messel pit examined http://phys.org/news/2016-09-fossil-food-chain-messel-pit.html Smith, K. T., and A. Scanferla, 2016, Fossil snake preserving three trophic levels and evidence for an ontogenetic dietary shift. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. First Online: 26 August 2016 (2016). DOI: 10.1007/s12549-016-0244-1 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12549-016-0244-1 Yours, Paul H.