sdsnl Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 The Clypeaster looks like it was totally covered in matrix! How did you know which big matrix to bring home to find a Clypeaster inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 2 hours ago, jcbshark said: Love the in situ pics Filipe Thanks Jeff . 49 minutes ago, taj said: The Stingray barb is very nice !! I found some pieces here in the south of France , but none so complete ! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 38 minutes ago, sdsnl said: The Clypeaster looks like it was totally covered in matrix! How did you know which big matrix to bring home to find a Clypeaster inside? Stephanie the Clypeaster when i found, had only 1cm exposed... I know the max size of a Clypeaster here, so I imagine the area it have and I beggin working ... I open a trace, giving some margin, to take a block with the matrix and the fossil... This work take some time to ensure that does not hit the fossil... After that the preparation will give some work and take very time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 18 minutes ago, Vieira said: Stephanie the Clypeaster when i found, had only 1cm exposed... I know the max size of a Clypeaster here, so I imagine the area it have and I beggin working ... I open a trace, giving some margin, to take a block with the matrix and the fossil... This work take some time to ensure that does not hit the fossil... After that the preparation will give some work and take very time. You must be very skilled, would love to see in situ pics and the extracted block before prep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 29 minutes ago, sdsnl said: You must be very skilled, would love to see in situ pics and the extracted block before prep! Stephanie i'll gonna take some pictures in situ to the blocks with echinoids, next times i find it. I don't have a good camera so i normally don't take "in situ" pictures. This first block are the way i remove it and the second are the atual state. I have to finish the preparation. This 2 echinoids was in a block (i don't have the picture before preparation): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 3 minutes ago, Vieira said: Stephanie i'll gonna take some pictures in situ to the blocks with echinoids, next times i find it. I don't have a good camera so i normally don't take "in situ" pictures. This first block are the way i remove it and the second are the atual state. I have to finish the preparation. This 2 echinoids was in a block (i don't have the picture before preparation): Wow, you guessed very close to it's real size! The prepped ones are nice too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 In these case the matrix are close to the real size but i have 2 to prepare that are in 2 huge blocks... In this situation i have to reduce the matrix until i get close the fossil... After that begins the meticulous preparation. It's a longer process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Man, You are just knocking them out over there! Nice finds all!! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 On 06/01/2017 at 8:59 PM, ynot said: Man, You are just knocking them out over there! Nice finds all!! Tony Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeneneas Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wow ! I love this topic. I'm a Belgian living in Portugal for 3 years now. I've been collecting fossils in Belgium, France and many more countries in Europe for more than 30 years. Mostly sharkteeth, wish are verry common in the north of Belgium. I'm happy to hear that they can be found in Portugal too, and I must say, you found nice specimens. Now I have to find out where to find them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeneneas Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 On 22-12-2016 at 10:13 AM, Vieira said: This looks like a Ptychodus teeth to me. Was it found in Cretaceous or Paleocene deposits ? Nice specimen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Always neat to see your finds! Especially with those pink hues! "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jesuslover340 said: Always neat to see your finds! Especially with those pink hues! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 21 hours ago, mikeneneas said: Thank you! Portugal are a rich country in fossils but the good material it is very rare to find. We have here Miocene, Cretaceous and Jurassic formations. That fossil is not a Ptychodus. I think those teeth do not exist in Portugal. That fossil is a puffer fish mouth plate from Miocene. Some examples: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUFossil Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 excellent finds, thanks for sharing! I especially like the shark vert in matrix. The color contrast is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 13 hours ago, JMUFossil said: excellent finds, thanks for sharing! I especially like the shark vert in matrix. The color contrast is very cool. Thanks for your words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 For me it has been a weak year of fossil finds. A nice piece found in march. A complete ray mouthplate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Great plate you've found there Filipe Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 18 hours ago, jcbshark said: Great plate you've found there Filipe Thanks Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Nice find! Can We see the prepped out picture? Does the color fade? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Beautiful find, nice size and looks fairly complete. Need to see finished pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great finds! That ray plate is going to look pretty sweet after some prep work! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 2 hours ago, ynot said: Nice find! Can We see the prepped out picture? Does the color fade? Thanks I'm still preparing. The color it's a little opaque. I will put paraloid at the end to highlight the colors. 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Beautiful find, nice size and looks fairly complete. Need to see finished pictures. 2 hours ago, Kane said: Great finds! That ray plate is going to look pretty sweet after some prep work! Thank you all. I'm finishing the preparation and then I show you the final result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Nice finds! Looking forward to the ray plate when finished! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 8 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Nice finds! Looking forward to the ray plate when finished! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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