JorisVV Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Got some ice age fossils, from North sea.. have you any idea what these are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 you will need size measurements and good anatomical photos to compare with published data. It will be an exciting project. Some will have enough anatomical marks for id and some will not. you want to check with the experts how to prepare your fossils so that they dont break apart as the age. North sea fossils need careful prep. I would also like to read a report in the fossil hunting trip section your summary of your adventure in collecting these ice age fossils ( you dont want or need to give away any secrets)-- but I am facinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Difficult to say based on the pictures and fragments, but the last one is a vertebre of a sea mammal. Normally, you must get the salt out of the bones and soak them for some weeks in tap water that you refresh on a regular basis. That should do it. If needed you can treat the bones with paraloid or something else. Mammoth teeth and ivory are the tricky fossils that need a lot of care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorisVV Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 14 hours ago, sjaak said: Difficult to say based on the pictures and fragments, but the last one is a vertebre of a sea mammal. Normally, you must get the salt out of the bones and soak them for some weeks in tap water that you refresh on a regular basis. That should do it. If needed you can treat the bones with paraloid or something else. Mammoth teeth and ivory are the tricky fossils that need a lot of care. Appears to be a dolphin mammal. Further more I idenitified some bison, rhino and mammoth bones. No tusk/ivory and teeth sadly. Everything is being soaked in water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) Yes or maybe beluga. There are some people with a lot of expertise/ enthusiasm in the WPZ (Werkgroep Pleistocene Zoogdieren) group of Facebook. They can also help with the fragments if you post them individually. Edited June 22, 2021 by sjaak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, sjaak said: Yes or maybe beluga. If indeed dolphin or beluga, then @Boesse might also be able to help out. 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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