Camarasaurus Vertebra Restoration

[Bguild]

Hi Everyone - I came across this Camarasaurus vertebra and was curious how much restoration has been done to it. I'm trying to train my eye for Morrison Formation material which can be a little tricky .

 

• Camarasaurus Tail Vertebrae
• Jurassic (145 Million – 155 Million Years Ago)
• Morrison Formation - Wyoming
• 4 1/4" long

 

Thanks for taking a look!

 

 

Edited May 3, 2021 by Bguild

[jpc]

It looks good from here.  There is some kind of coating there to hold it together, but I do not see any reconstruction.  

 

PS, the grammar police would like to inform everyone that a single vert is a vertebra.  Vertebrae is the plural.  

[Bguild]

1 minute ago, jpc said:

It looks good from here.  There is some kind of coating there to hold it together, but I do not see any reconstruction.  

 

PS, the grammar police would like to inform everyone that a single vert is a vertebra.  Vertebrae is the plural.  

Ah very good, thanks for the input. Do send my apologies to the grammar police. Guilty as charged

[jpc]

1 minute ago, Bguild said:

Ah very good, thanks for the input. Do send my apologies to the grammar police. Guilty as charged

I called the grammar police... they are happy to educate and are smiling.  

[Bguild]

Does the process look natural? Albeit a little rough around the edges 

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

Let me start by saying I'm not familiar with Morrison Formation or sauropod material at all. But this does indeed look good to me. I don't see any repairs or reconstruction. It just appears from the shine that, as jpc already noted, a consolidant has been applied to strengthen the fossil and protect it from decay.