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It was late, my back against an old brick building. Light rain comin down. Felt a bit cold. Pulled up the coller on my trench coat. Wondering how long ive been standing here. I realize there is a glare on the street from the lamp post. I pull the brim of my hat down. Then I see her. I tell myself to stay calm,,,, keep cool. I take the last drag off my ciggerett and flip the butt onto the street. The orange glow snuffed out immediately. I study her from underneath my hat brim. I can tell she has been worked on before. I don't move. I keep studying her. I can tell that she needs work. Just need time. I know the sun will be up soon. Ive got her where I want her. She will be a real looker. Just need time. Ron Bushell Private eye

I am looking for references for a professional preparator to take the matrix off the back of my newly purchased Megalodon Tooth from Chile. I have been told the matrix is like concrete and need to find someone with lots of experience.

Hi fellas, I´am Thorsten,a fossilnuts from near Hannover,northern Germany. After about 30 years rockhunting in the surrounding country I may think of myself as someone experienced in the local geology and the fossil inventory of most of the deposits (formations?).With the Harz-Mountains nearby with the exception of the early stages of the palaeozoic we have almost all ages and lithologies at hand i.e. within an hour drive at max you are on the spot (Autobahn ).Unfortunately more and more quarrys and claypits had been shut down over the last decades.It may seem consequential to think outside the box... In the past years some hunting trips lead me to Texas (Brownwood ,Rocky Creek [Dallas]) and Wyoming (Morrison FM.,Green River) My hometown has been built over lower cretaceous sediments.so when I pick up a nodule here and beat it with a bat,chance is that it will hit jurassic ground.Another hit from there and it might land on triassic due to the extreme tectonic features,caused by the halokinesis that formed our landscape.The geological diversity is really awesome,well,at least I think so ;)but its also a burden for the fossil geek: In consequence my collection resembles more a patchwork of a fossi-messy.its hard to find a frame. .As a preparator with passion I´ve learned quite some methodes to handle most of the material:excavating,chem-prep,sandblasting,cutting,displaying. Maybe some of my favorite hunting grounds are known to one ore another of you guys: Alverdissen ,Triassic,Crinoids Resse,Lower Cretaceous, heteromorph Ammonites Misburg,Upper Cretaceous,giant Ammonites,Cidaris,Porifera Harz,Kupferschiefer (Permian),Vertebrates,Lagerstätte Hildesheim,Posidonienschiefer (Lower Jurassic,Vertebrates etc....same as Holzmaden only 3D),Lagerstätte Göttingen,Triassic,Crinoids So far my profile I´d love to share informations on all issues and matters regarding our geology.And of course,you are very welcome to join me on a fossil-safari at my stomping ground. Best regards Thorsten