micropterus101 Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 I have been pretty lucky lately and havent destroyed too many Aturia with the sledge hammer trying to get workable peices. My new project I am really excited about! I have other multiple specimen pieces but with smaller Aturia. These three are 1 7/8" 2 1/8", 2 1/8" There orienatation is almost ideal. This picture shows them as I busted them out of the concretion. I have to extract the top one and place it back above the bottom two. In this picture I have extracted and replaced the top Aturia. Now comes the tuff part of using my scribe to fully expose them . fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 That looks pretty daunting! Fortunately, you know what you're doing, and I'm sure the results will be worth the effort "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Those are very nice, can't wait to see them finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wow, that's an incredible matrix piece. I've seen some out of Oregon that feature differing degrees of translucence and was present when a friend popped a concretion and found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 micropterus101..... Those look tough concretions...and like you say very good natural orientation as well..... Cant wait to see it finished.... Well done ...... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlichia Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 All very attractive,show the your pic's after the your final prep!Thanks for showing,alls amazing!!!!! Cheers, Red ->>>>> < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have been pretty lucky lately and havent destroyed too many Aturia with the sledge hammer trying to get workable peices.My new project I am really excited about! I have other multiple specimen pieces but with smaller Aturia. These three are 1 7/8" 2 1/8", 2 1/8" There orienatation is almost ideal. Now comes the tuff part of using my scribe to fully expose them . Nice cephalopods. What is the geology? Age formation? I have an interest. Here in the south there is Aturia alabamaensis which is found in the AL and FL Eocene. I have also found several different species of Paleocene and Eocene non-Aturia cephs from AL and NC. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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