Prognathodon saturator 101 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 i brought this from my job almost a year ago now i have been having some troble identifying it wondering if you guys could help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Isolated bone fragments are very difficult to ID. Can you provide an specifics like locality found, age etc and size of what we are looking at. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Worth to prep it carefully with patience. You never know what is hidden in the matrix. Don't use water to clean !!! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prognathodon saturator 101 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 my pleasure its from morocco from the late cretaceous period the skull in the matrix its self measures 7 cm long and 1 cm wide at the nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prognathodon saturator 101 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 my boss said it doesnt need preping and is best to leave it how it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well how much a fossil needs to be prepped is mainly just personal preference. Sure it's fine as it is. but if you want to know more about what type of bone it is and what species it could be it's best to prep further to uncover and possible morphology. It's very hard to tell from just one photo/angle. But it looks to me like it could be a partial premaxilla. You could try to prep it a little with some dental picks. That Moroccan Khouribga matrix is generally pretty soft. though the bones are generally also fairly soft. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prognathodon saturator 101 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 my boss sells dental picks infact i have many for my own phospate block preps i work at fossils galore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I agree, a little prep may go a long way to identify the bone. I like to use Xacto knives on Moroccan matrix since it's soft but dental picks work fine. If you decide to attack it my suggestion is to work slow since rushing will only cause problems. It's not that hard but you may want to try it in an area that is not very visible to see how comfortable you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nothing could be said with certainty without a preparation of the Moroccan matrix. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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