Megalodoodle Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Ok, where do I start on removing this fossil? I am a beginner so where do I start? What should I remove first? Should I even bother? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Which fossil are you referring to? I see what appears to be a hash plate with several showing. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I would start by not trying to remove any of the fossils. These types of plates don’t yield viable specimens when removal is attempted. 2 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Hash plates are really beautiful in their own way. Enjoy the snippet of past life it represents. Trying to enhance it beyond just cleaning it will likely not improve it's appearance. My past attempts at prepping hash plates leads me to this suggestion. Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 I agree with not trying to remove anything. You can perhaps remove some matrix to expose things more clearly, but even that should be done with a light touch. Your time would be better spent trying to find better individual specimens that can clean up well. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: Hash plates are really beautiful in their own way. Enjoy the snippet of past life it represents. Trying to enhance it beyond just cleaning it will likely not improve it's appearance. My past attempts at prepping hash plates leads me to this suggestion. Mike I agree with Mike. I haven’t done much prep work compared to some of our members here. Mainly cleaning and light matrix removal. However, I did attempt heavily prepping a hash plate once. Once is all it took to realize that all my effort wasn’t really worth it. It was a lot of work for little gain in appearance. I wish I had focused on a few smaller specimens that I have. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yep RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodoodle Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 I am total novice, so what the heck is a hash plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodoodle Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Forgot to mention locale it’s Lake Texoma, located near the Texas/Oklahoma border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 A hash plate contains lots of fossils of dead creatures that fell to the sea floor and/ or the fossilzed sea floor inhabitants' hard parts themselves. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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