TroyB Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Hi all, here are some of the fossil Eocene fish the wife and I found in Wyoming on our trip last month. I found 3 large skulls, but they were missing the tail end. Still they will prep out great. the whole fish are prepped to the final stage and awaiting a clear coat on the bones only. The Skull is still being prepped and will take a while. TroyB 1 Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Outstanding, great finds and fantastic preps. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Wat to go Troy! Do you know the species of the skull yet? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Wat to go Troy! Do you know the species of the skull yet? Not sure of anything yet. Still waiting to uncover more of it, after I stabilize the exposed parts. Wished I had the whole thing, but had to take what I could get. We found 3 large fish skulls in the float material that people had already cabbaged. I guess they took the tails and didn't look for the rest or didn't find the rest. TroyB. 1 Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Outstanding, great finds and fantastic preps. Congratulations. Thanks very much. They are very tiny detailed fish bones. Had to prep with a micro scribe. TroyB. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Nice finds, post your finished work.--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 This is after day 1 prepping with hand tools only. WOW my hands are tired. I think I will take a day off. hehehe TroyB. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 That's going to be cool when you get done. Looking forward to seeing the finished product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Great Finds, Troy! Thanks for sharing with us! The skull looks pretty fantastic! Great job on the prepping! I agree with Michigan Tim, and can't wait to see it finished! Regards, 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...
TroyB Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 Latest prep work day 2 Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Nice fish, Troy, I'm bringing all of my unprepped fossils to your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 You do some great work, I've tried my hand at the whole scratch and blow technique but I'm still quite armature at it. My preps aren't near as crisp as yours. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 This is day 4. I had to skip a day as my hands needed a break, lol. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Nice fish, Troy, I'm bringing all of my unprepped fossils to your house. Bring them, but I charge a fee, hehehe. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 This is day 4. I had to skip a day as my hands needed a break, lol. Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Man, those gill plates are huge! Nice work. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 That skull is looking pretty good. Hope oyu get a good skull out of it. As for the hands hurting, I have an excecise ball (hand-sized) I used for when I do a lot of prep work. squeeze it 25 times with each hand, and also a few stout rubber bands, stretch them around your fingers (second to last knuckle) and stretch oyur fingers out. It helps a bit. At least it excercises asome different hand muscles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Sorry about not updating this till now. It kinda got swept under the rug so to speak. Still working on it, but haven't finished. I've done some more work on this, Green River Eocene fish that Delia and I found in Wyoming, that I am hand prepping out. They are 50 million years old. I believe this fish is Phareodus encaustus. I believe I actually found the fishes lips fossilized as well. Also a photo of the tools I'm using for this prep job. 1 Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwbh Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Very nice. I just posted a topic about some fish I found today. Can you share the best way to prep and seal them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 10:01 PM, gwbh said: Very nice. I just posted a topic about some fish I found today. Can you share the best way to prep and seal them? I always hand prep them a little at a time and seal them with superglue. I apply a small amount on a scribe needle and quickly allow it to absorb into the fossil, keeping it away from the matrix, so I can continue to remove with prep needle. 1 Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/25/2010 at 9:56 PM, TroyB said: This is after day 1 prepping with hand tools only. WOW my hands are tired. I think I will take a day off. hehehe TroyB. Very nice work I’m hoping mine will look as good as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Thanks Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 10:01 PM, gwbh said: Very nice. I just posted a topic about some fish I found today. Can you share the best way to prep and seal them? I used Elmer’s glue watered down and it sealed it nicely as you can see in my final piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyB Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nice work. Tankman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 10:38 PM, Twinlukers said: I used Elmer’s glue watered down and it sealed it nicely as you can see in my final piece. That's nice, well done! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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