Possible Triassic Temnospondyl from San Juan, NM

[PermianOkie]

Bought this piece at a Rock and Mineral show and according to the specimen labels that were included with the specimen. It has passed through at least 3 different fossil dealers. Each one stating the following information:

 

Crocodile Scapula

Locality: San Juan, NM, (USA)

 

Now I suspect this piece is from the Triassic time period and could possibly belong to a large Temnospondyl amphibian and is a skull fragment not a scapula. Does anyone here recognize the patterning and thickness change enough to give an educated guess as to what it might actually be from?

 

Also, the glue attached to the specimen is fairly thick and hard. Any suggestions regarding how to remove it without causing harm to the fossil? As you can see my attempts at trying to pick off the glue, takes the surface of the fossil with it leaving an annoying white spot. I may have quickly tried acetone if I remember correctly but nothing happened.

[Agent_Zigzag]

Greetings! 

 

I could not say much about the bone, but for the glue, my suggestion would be trying to apply some dispergator (like J-series?). 

[JimB88]

Id leave the "glue" alone as it may be holding it all together.

[PermianOkie]

12 hours ago, Agent_Zigzag said:

Greetings! 

 

I could not say much about the bone, but for the glue, my suggestion would be trying to apply some dispergator (like J-series?). 

Thank you and greetings. I have never heard of that stuff before, I'm definitely going to check into it.

 

6 hours ago, JimB88 said:

Id leave the "glue" alone as it may be holding it all together.

Thanks JimB88, I'd normally agree with you. But this particular piece is actually pretty solid and the glue doesn't seem to be going along any cracks or the entire piece but is just clumped more on the surface of one particular end/surface. It appears to me as being more accidental or applied to possibly attach something to it or it to something else.