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Found this summer, and recently returned from small amount of prep'. Sadly the Pterichthyodes is incomplete despite going back to the quarry and finding the relevant piece;  it didn't contain all of the fossil, but I'll live with it!! Hope you like..

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:blink::faint::drool:      :envy:

 

Amazing fossil!

Thanks for sharing it with us. 

Regards,

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What a truly phenomenal and distinctly Scottish piece  :drool:     I also appreciate that it’s got something to say (speech balloon) :)

 

Congratulations and thanks for posting!

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What's incomplete? The piece looks great.

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!

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6 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

....   You should enter it in the FOTM contest. Good luck.

 

To qualify for the contest, it would have needed a large (significant) amount of prep, rather than a "small amount of prep".  :(

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On 12/25/2016 at 8:02 PM, JohnJ said:

 

To qualify for the contest, it would have needed a large (significant) amount of prep, rather than a "small amount of prep".  :(

If steedman has photos from before the prep that could clarify whether or not enough was done to meet the standards for the contest.

 

Don

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2 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said:

If steedman has photos from before the prep that could clarify whether or not enough was done to meet the standards for the contest.

 

Don

 

I based my comment on 'steedman's' mention of a "small amount of prep".  It takes a "significant" amount of prep within the contest month to qualify.  However, as you say, before and after prep photos are always better criteria.    ;) 

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On ‎12‎/‎25‎/‎2016 at 8:02 PM, JohnJ said:

 

To qualify for the contest, it would have needed a large (significant) amount of prep, rather than a "small amount of prep".  :(

I appreciate the correction. Thanks for the info.

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Thanks for all the positive comments folks. Back collecting in same place again tomorrow.....who knows eh??

I'm not worried about fossil of the month folks. It was away a long time not because of the amount of prep', but because he is very busy. It only took a few hours to add a bit of rock and abrade the Pterichthyodes, replace a few scales and a fin that were on the negative side, and to expose the tail fully.

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