Manticocerasman Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) Last weekend we have been to the coast of France to look for fossils in the chalk. We found the usual ammonites, but I also saw some fish remains sticking out of a boulder. At first I thought to leave it since it looked very brittle. Natalie convinced me to take my time to try to extract it. She put some paraloid on it in the field and I removed the fossil with a knife. At home she consolidated the matrix and prepped the piece. She sure was right to take the fossil home , it turned out to be a really nice Enchodus Jaw. (moral of the story, always listen to the missus ) In situ: after the prep: Edited April 21, 2022 by Manticocerasman 1 22 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 That's indeed an awesome specimen! The teeth are so perfect, and the contrast between n the bone and its chalk matrix make the piece look quite spectacular! Not one to go in for fish remains normally, but 1 3 '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...
RuMert Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) Great find and prep Edited April 21, 2022 by RuMert 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Nice hunk of rock for sure. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Well done to you and Natalie! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Looks like it would be a fun candidate for the VFOTM competition, very nice! 1 1 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Beautiful piece! Congratulations on the great find and prep, Kevin! 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...
fossilhunter21 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 That is an awesome find! The prep was done very nicely. Congratulations to you and the missus! -Micah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Galasphere Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 That's the kind of find I dream about! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 That's a wonderful specimen! Congratulations. Ones we find in New Jersey are mere fragments compared to that one. Thanks for posting it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Lucky ducks!! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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