jonspot25 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I was gifted a crocodile skull that looks to be sandstone. I got is home and my wonderful dog knocked it off the shelf and the nose broke off. I'm looking for some ideas on fixing it . Any help would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinnix Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 i often repair my fossils with "super glue", (Cyanoacrylate) it may work for you, depending on how porous the stone is, my repairs are mainly on shales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 a better photo might be useful, but I would also say superglue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 A fossil made of sandstone... never heard of that before.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I'm sorry to have to make you aware of this, but it's possible that your crocodile is a composite fake from Morocco. Hundreds of creations similar to yours were available recently at the Tuscon show: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/60849-tucson-show/page-6 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonspot25 Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 I have tried super glue and is didn't work. Fossils in sand stone is a thing. I live on the coast and you can find fossils along the beach in the sandstone cliffs. As far as it being a fake . I guess its a possibility. I really don't care. It's was a cool gift. I just want to fix it. I will take some more pictures tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Dig out some of the interior sand, then use an epoxy. You can sprinkle the extra sand on the wet epoxy to match the sculptured exterior. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I agree with John. That's your best bet. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonspot25 Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 right on guys thanks . More pictures to come shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonspot25 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 More pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jonspot25 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 A cross section of the snout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think I would have saturated the broken areas with the thinner type super glue then when dry I would have put it together with the thicker viscosity super glue. I think some watered down elmers could work too. Good luck however you do it. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Yeah this definitely looks like a composite with not a lot of actual bone in it. Many of the teeth look like mosasaur too. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Yep it's one of those Frankenstein skulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I have tried super glue and is didn't work. Fossils in sand stone is a thing. I live on the coast and you can find fossils along the beach in the sandstone cliffs. As far as it being a fake . I guess its a possibility. I really don't care. It's was a cool gift. I just want to fix it. I will take some more pictures tonight. Fossils in sandstone are common, fossils made of sandstone are not, although, an imprint or a track in sandstone would qualify as a fossil composed of sandstone. Much more common are fake fossils flooding the retail market from Morocco. They're cheap and regularly fool the masses. consolidation with thin super-glue works well then glueing the joint with thicker super-glue will hold as previously noted by RB. Since I have the materials, I consolidate with thin PVA and glue with a thicker PVA solution. The joint has to be strapped in order to hold until the acetone evaporates from the solution but this isn't too hard to do with enough rubber bands. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) The end on view of the broken snout is an excellent picture of a ake fossil. He is right... This fossils is made of sandstone. Not a bone in that break. RJB's advice is a good way to go. Edited February 25, 2016 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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