jnicholes Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 So, a long time ago, I bought a fossil Ammonite at an antique store in Post Falls, Idaho. I posted it here, and one user said it was mostly carved. Heres a picture of when I bought it. Two days ago, I was at a school volunteering for aftercare. I was able to show the kids the fossils I had, including the mostly carved Ammonite. While showing the Ammonite fossil, I realized something. The parts that were mostly carved were in sandstone. When I got home, I was thinking. Using mathematics, I was able to determine that the rest of the Ammonite was UNDER the carved sandstone. Very carefully, I removed the sandstone with a brush. My theory was correct. There WAS more of the Ammonite under the carved sandstone. It looked mostly carved before, but now, it looks about 70% uncarved. I will attach a picture of after the sandstone was taken away in a second, I need to get it to the right file size. Sorry to keep you all in suspense. Jared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 The parts up to where my index finger are on the spiral were not carved. Everything else seems to be carved. I could be wrong, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 This looks a lot like one of the Cretaceous ammonites found in the area around Agadir, Morocco. They are often found as outer whorls with the inner whorls covered in matrix that is not easily removable so any missing whorls are carved into the specimens because they are said to sell better like this. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: This looks a lot like one of the Cretaceous ammonites found in the area around Agadir, Morocco. They are often found as outer whorls with the inner whorls covered in matrix that is not easily removable so any missing whorls are carved into the specimens because they are said to sell better like this. Correct. The seller said it was found in Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Congrats on figuring out that the carving was covering some of the outer whorl. I agree with you (and @Tidgy's Dad) that the center is still carved. Regardless, it looks much better. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I see carving and some enhancement sanding. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnicholes Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Thanks for pointing that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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