IonRocks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I'm currently working on a very bulky bone plate, and cleaning up a camel ankle I repaired. Thought you guys might like seeing some of the work. The long bone (I believe it's the 3rd metacarpal) is 4 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 And here is the bone plate. It measures about 8 inches long. I'm not entirely sure what animal it is from, but I suspect oreodont (but with the limited bone exposure it is hard to have much of any idea) . Currenly I'm working on figuring out the layout of the bones, it is supposed to be a leg and foot. I'll be doing bulk matrix removal using an electric engraver, and working near the bone with a variation of an X-acto knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nice camel toes. Yes, two long twinned metapodials like that is camel, Peobrotherium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Here is after a little while of work, along with my suspected bone layout (only for bones with ends visible,which I have picked out three ends, two broke ends, one natural end) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Can't wait to see what you have in the mystery block. Those can be fun and frustrating at the very same time! 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...
Minnesota Nice Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 @IonRocks any info on specific Formation/Member? How about general location of the find? Frango Ut Patefaciam...I Break in Order to Reveal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Minnesota Nice It's from Wyoming, East of Casper. Chadron Formation I believe. I did not personally collect these (I wish I had access to a site to do so haha) I purchased them (the Peobrotherium ankle being purchased in pieces, I had already assembled it before taking a picture) Here is after maybe five hours of work (? Approximation, it's likely been more than that. I've been working fairly slowly to avoid prep marks on the bone) I apologize for the wetatrix to the side, doing a bit of dust control there as I was cleaning it off for the picture There's currently about two inches of bone exposed (for reference in the last image there was about .75-1 inch of exposed bone) Interestingly, there's a few cracks running through the bone (one of which is at the very end of this exposure, where the whole block was previously cracked) The other two are likely pre-fossilization cracks The identification I recieved with this was somewhat odd (in that it was written as an entirely different body part than what it is) but I'm thinking the species is probably correct being Miniochoerus gracilis. Mainly due to the bones size. But I won't know for sure until it's prepped out fully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Nice Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 great progress so far. Are you intending on completely freeing the pieces from the matrix? Frango Ut Patefaciam...I Break in Order to Reveal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Minnesota Nice It depends on if there is articulation and if so how much separation etc. I intend to start by just getting the matrix off of what I'm calling the top of the rock, then deciding from there. But I may just smooth out the rock around it and maybe shape it for better display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnesota Nice Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 waiting for the next installment! Frango Ut Patefaciam...I Break in Order to Reveal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 3 hours ago, IonRocks said: @Minnesota Nice It depends on if there is articulation and if so how much separation etc. I intend to start by just getting the matrix off of what I'm calling the top of the rock, then deciding from there. But I may just smooth out the rock around it and maybe shape it for better display. Having prepped a lot of these, I will just say that I think they look better as bones on a rock. better than bones out of a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IonRocks Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 Here Is the first bone I'm working on currently. I will point out that near the end of the bone I misinterpreted its orientation in the rock, and messed up the end thoroughly. Sadly, the breakage of this bone end will just have to be learning for me in prep technique (and that I should seek out a better diagram/example of these bones than what I used) Though, the large hole in the bone is due to it being missing from the original rock after it was glued (I got it after it was glued) But it also provides me with an opportunity to try and reconstruct a small area, eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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