RJB Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I ran into these the other day while going through a box of my fossil stuff. These are both Orbitoplax weaveri from the state of Oregon but from two different sites. The one on the left is in much softer rock and about 90 miles from the other unprepped one from another site where the same crab is found but in much tuffer rock!!! Just nasty rock and very very hard to prep. I can see now that the good one needs more work. I wasn't very good at prepping in those days. Ive got about 20 more concretions of this crab to prep, but that will take some time. Not that I need any more prep projects!!! And also one of my best ever of this crab. This one used to be my avitar. A really good specimen for this species!!! RB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 These look so beautiful when prepped! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 The specimen in the first photo is not too shabby, but that last poto is amazing! You can see the eye stalks and everything! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Love the crab in the last pic! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Stunning great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 I just realized that I 'redid' the prep on that last crab in the last photo. Im a bit better at prep than i use to be. I didn't have a lot of patience back in the day and was always in a hurry to get to the finished product, so to speak. You can easily see the difference from 20 years ago to what I redid about a year ago. RB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Ok, that was $10 including shipping for the pair right? PM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 13 hours ago, RJB said: I just realized that I 'redid' the prep on that last crab in the last photo. Im a bit better at prep than i use to be. I didn't have a lot of patience back in the day and was always in a hurry to get to the finished product, so to speak. You can easily see the difference from 20 years ago to what I redid about a year ago. RB It’s a totally different crab! Your prepping is amazing to say the least. 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...
ynot Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Looking forward to seeing the first 2 when they look like the 3rd one. Always a pleasure to view Your crabs. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks everybody. and @ynot i wont be prepping the right one in the top photo. Gunna keep that one just way it is to show how some are found. Plus that one would be a nightmare to prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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