caterpillar Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yesterday I decide to go to one of my favorite site. A site of eocene mammals in the southwest France. It rained all night and it's good to see bones.Indeed, bones are there A mandible Broken teeth and bone An other mandible Bone in stromatolite Internal mold of turtle Vertebra in stromatolite Print of turtle And the turtle 11 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thank you for the report ! And this turtle... please share it after prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 A mammal skull But here I need other important tools I have to cut the rock And remove the piece It's done A big broken skull. You can see the front of the skull with the broken teeth You can see better the front A little further, I find the broken back of the skull And a destroyed mandible A ton of prep for many monthes.....or years! 12 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, Pixpaleosky said: Thank you for the report ! And this turtle... please share it after prep Yes but not right away!! http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Great finds! But it looks like you've got your work cut out for you for a good while. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 You don't mean to say so well!! http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagnerFossilFinds Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 WOW! That looks like a fun day in the field! I'd love to see site pics if you have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitris Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Nice report! I really love Chelonian finds. They are quite rare, even more rare to have good preservation. Your field tools are top. Do you carry a power generator or a car inverter? Its exactly what is needed on the field, get the job done faster and most important, properly without damaging the fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 That’s all in ONE trip! How many of these are you submitting to FOTM? In a normal month, any one of these would win! It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 46 minutes ago, Dimitris said: Your field tools are top. Do you carry a power generator or a car inverter? Nothing of that. The machine has a motor, like a chainsaw 8 minutes ago, Thecosmilia Trichitoma said: That’s all in ONE trip! How many of these are you submitting to FOTM? In a normal month, any one of these would win! I have already won the FOTM with this material. So I won't suggest it 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 WOW!!!! Quelles superbes trouvailles. (What great finds). Do you find any small mammals here? I see a lot of prep work there. Bravo, caterpillar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Looks like a lot of very challenging prep work, but we know you are up to it. The "vertebra in stromatolite" looks a lot more like a "petrified heart" than the ones we usually see posted. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkerPaleo Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Amazing finds, I'm jealous of the fun you'll have in the prep lab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Those are some awesome finds. We don't get to see enough Eocene mammal material, so glad you shared these. Of course I would love to see those prepped. I can only begin to imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixpaleosky Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 What kind of beasts was it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Thanks all for your encouragements. The mammals found there are Palaeotherium (the big) and Plagiolophus. I've already found small mammals like Dacrytherium, Xiphodon, Acotherulum, Cebochoerus, Metanchilophus and even Leptadapis. The turtles are not been studied. For the prep, you have to wait. I have whole drawers waiting http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiros Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Woow amazing finds! I would love to trying prepping one, how difficult it is to prep this material? I would love to see the prep sequence of some of your fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 It's difficult to prep. Matrix is hard and bone is soft. You can see one of my prep on this link. Sorry it's in french http://www.paleotheque.fr/technique/photo2.php?id=12 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiros Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 6 hours ago, caterpillar said: It's difficult to prep. Matrix is hard and bone is soft. You can see one of my prep on this link. Sorry it's in french http://www.paleotheque.fr/technique/photo2.php?id=12 Incredible preparation, and super specimen luckily I studied French in high school. I would love to try to prep one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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