sseth Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hi all I just wanted to share a project that Ebrocklds and I finished up and shipped over to Europe a few weeks ago. It is a fantastic 14 foot Halisaurus sp? from Morocco. It is quite different anatomically form Halisaurus arambourgi in that is has several strange skull proportions and features, as well as a few skeletal anomalies. Its skull was 100% complete, which allowed us to do many comparisons. As you can see from the pictures, the parietal eye is raised nearly 1/2 inch above the rest of the skull. The Maxillary on each side at the nasal opening has a raised, cylindrical, ridge. The post-orbital/frontal are very thin and flattened and sit at a very strange angle that was not altered by compression. All-in-all, it is a very unique and interesting animal. (Yes those are my adorable daughters) Enjoy. 4 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnoun11 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 nice some pictures of the unprepared material or step of preparation ? 100 % complete The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Great display item! Very nice. The tail could use a little bend downwards for the fluke though. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 10/8/2016 at 10:19 AM, LordTrilobite said: Great display item! Very nice. The tail could use a little bend downwards for the fluke though. There is no indication that the tail of this critter bent at the end. The entire tail was in the matrix and was straight with no bend at all. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Here are some of the pics before preparation. 3 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 3 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Such a lovely, lovely specimen. And how lucky we are that mosasaurs no longer terrorize our oceans. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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