Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Hiya everyone I purchased this bone block at auction a little while back as it went quite cheap any help would be great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Nice!! Is it in danger falling apart along that crack? If yes, you may try to stabilize it from the back side with some super glue or a related, more professional product. Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, FranzBernhard said: Nice!! Is it in danger falling apart along that crack? If yes, you may try to stabilize it from the back side with some super glue or a related, more professional product. Franz Bernhard Stabilised it with some superglue, gonna mix some glue with some of the matrix and fill in the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Georgemckenzie said: Stabilised it with some superglue Ok, its already save than ! Just now, Georgemckenzie said: gonna mix some glue with some of the matrix and fill in the gaps. That´s a matter of taste . Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, FranzBernhard said: Ok, its already save than ! That´s a matter of taste . Franz Bernhard Yeah thinking it’s a bit of a Frankenstein piece though, took a risk at auction as there was only 1 pic wasn’t to expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Just now, Georgemckenzie said: Yeah thinking it’s a bit of a Frankenstein piece though I don´t know, seems a little bit jumbled for Frankenstein, but hey, its the nicest Frankenstein I have seen for a long time. Money well spent! Franz Bernhard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said: I don´t know, seems a little bit jumbled for Frankenstein, but hey, its the nicest Frankenstein I have seen for a long time. Money well spent! Franz Bernhard I’m not a mosasaur expert by far but I suspect the teeth maybe ain’t original to the root not 100pc though for [price removed] I thought it was worth the risk, just hoping someone with more knowledge can help a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Georgemckenzie said: £..... I thought it was worth the risk, just hoping someone with more knowledge can help a little That was really a bargain! Yes, knowledgeable members will comment soon . Franz Bernhard Edited August 24, 2022 by FranzBernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBkansas Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) These edges seem really straight. Edited August 24, 2022 by JBkansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 It is real. Moroccan Prognathodon ("Thalassotitan atrox"). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Praefectus said: It is real. Moroccan Prognathodon ("Thalassotitan atrox"). Thanks for the reply, any idea what’s real bones or roots or if any is a composite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 It's all real. I'm not seeing any composition or other funny business. The color is a bit off, but I think that is because they sealed it with too much glue. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Praefectus said: It's all real. I'm not seeing any composition or other funny business. The color is a bit off, but I think that is because they sealed it with too much glue. Thanks I did post it to Reddit but took the post down as all I could get was oofs and people saying the roots are all fake and it’s a composite. Worth the risk purchasing now I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I agree that some of these straight edges on the bones look a bit weird, but I think these are all still natural peri-mortem fractures for their clean breaks/edges that run perpendicular to the length of what would've been jaw bone... I also don't see any evidence of discoloured or lose sand around them. Thus, I don't see any red flags either. 1 1 1 '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...
Georgemckenzie Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 28 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: I agree that some of these straight edges on the bones look a bit weird, but I think these are all still natural peri-mortem fractures for their clean breaks/edges that run perpendicular to the length of what would've been jaw bone... I also don't see any evidence of discoloured or lose sand around them. Thus, I don't see any red flags either. Cheers would it be alright to assume the roots are real as well then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 27 minutes ago, Georgemckenzie said: Cheers would it be alright to assume the roots are real as well then? Definitely. You can clearly make out the typical longitudinal bone fibres and the beautifully carinated necks 1 '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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