Lejessop95 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Ow do I go about removing the rock from around this fossil using equipment from home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Depending on how well the matrix is adhered, and how hard it is compared to the echinoid, anything from a wet brushing with a toothbrush up to painstaking removal with the tip of an Xacto knife (wear goggles, please!). "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...
Rockwood Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The rock you wish to remove is on the other side, right ? I don't see anything in the photo that looks like it should be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi, I agree with Rockwood, your fossils looks like Clypeaster and it is broken, but no rock to put out... Here is a recent Clypeaster from my collection to see the form : http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciences-de-la-terre.com%2Fannuaire%2Fimg%2Fimages-coco%2FClypeasterAustralasiae-716.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciences-de-la-terre.com%2FClypeasteridae.php&h=644&w=750&tbnid=T0r_xuOWvhnsAM%3A&zoom=1&docid=aT5ZIt1grpBC7M&hl=fr&ei=wxEVVZ3wLsiN7AbNtoCwCA&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=2378&page=1&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=0CDMQrQMwBg Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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