Ptychodus04 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 @pamk7802 brought me a slab from the Lower Cretaceous Duck Creek Formation full of brittle stars to prep recently. Most of the prep was with abrasive. I did have a couple areas of thicker matrix that required some scribe work. Here's the slab before: and after: PVA consolidant applied to lock everything down as the arms are VERY fragile. Close up pics: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossil-Hound Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 @Ptychodus04 wow that looks really good. Keep it up. Link to post Share on other sites
Darktooth Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Really nice! Looks like a lot of intricate work. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wonderful work, sir! Link to post Share on other sites
BobWill Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Great work Kris. Pam is very happy with it. A piece of this has been sent out for some SEM images to look through the matrix for pollen/nanos/etc. to help nail down the formation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RJB Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Starfish hash plate. cool RB Link to post Share on other sites
Ptychodus04 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Thanks all. It was a fun one to work on. Abrasive under the microscope. You can actually watch individual grains of matrix being removed. Link to post Share on other sites
pamk7802 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I love it, Kris! Great work as always! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
Ptychodus04 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 56 minutes ago, pamk7802 said: I love it, Kris! Great work as always! Thank you! Thanks. This is one of those awesome specimens that I'm sad to send home! The curse of the preparator. Link to post Share on other sites
StevenJD Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Cool piece, good job Kris. Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice piece, nice prep! Link to post Share on other sites
Ptychodus04 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 Thanks all. I'm still ogling it daily until @pamk7802 picks it up... Matbe she will forget about it. Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Brittle Star arms are fragile enough in life (hence the name). Looks like you took very good care of this project for her. Link to post Share on other sites
Ptychodus04 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 12 hours ago, caldigger said: Brittle Star arms are fragile enough in life (hence the name). Looks like you took very good care of this project for her. Yes sir, they are definitely that! This prep was abrasive under the microscope with only the smallest amount of scribe work with the Micro Jack. Link to post Share on other sites
pamk7802 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Sorry Kris...I want to pick it up this weekend! I am so excited to see it in person! I will text you in a bit Link to post Share on other sites
Ptychodus04 Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 Snarge! She found me. I don't know how but she found me! Link to post Share on other sites
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