DevonianDigger Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 So I've been working on what I thought originally was 1 Edmontosaurus rib. It has since turned out to be what appears to be an opposing pair of ribs. I thought I would share some of my photos as I go. Please be kind to me, as this is my first vertebrate prep work. Photo I took upon arrival. First rib, top 1/2 complete Top 1/2 with a seemingly extraneous tip, or other unrelated bone. (Not sure.) Working on the head end of the 2nd rib: Matching the other remaining unprepped halves Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Nice job! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 You are doing a fine job. When I find Edmontosaurus ribs at a quarry in SD and always pass them on to the other guys that are with me. I applaud you since I don't have the patience to extract or work on them. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, Troodon said: You are doing a fine job. When I find Edmontosaurus ribs at a quarry in SD and always pass them on to the other guys that are with me. I applaud you since I don't have the patience to extract or work on them. Good luck. Thank you! I'm actually having quite a bit of fun with them, and am interested in getting my hands on more if you come across any you're willing to sell! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Excellent first project. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 10 minutes ago, DevonianDigger said: Thank you! I'm actually having quite a bit of fun with them, and am interested in getting my hands on more if you come across any you're willing to sell! Okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Cool project! Always a treat when you find an extra fossil in the matrix! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Now unfortunately, since I have more than one bone from it, I will likely spend the rest of my life trying to collect the entire dinosaur, individual bone by individual bone. Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 minute ago, DevonianDigger said: Now unfortunately, since I have more than one bone from it, I will likely spend the rest of my life trying to collect the entire dinosaur, individual bone by individual bone. I can think of worse ways of spending ones life. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Looks like a fun project. Nice prep job so far. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 10 hours ago, DevonianDigger said: Now unfortunately, since I have more than one bone from it, I will likely spend the rest of my life trying to collect the entire dinosaur, individual bone by individual bone. OK, i will support - here's one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 19 hours ago, DevonianDigger said: Now unfortunately, since I have more than one bone from it, I will likely spend the rest of my life trying to collect the entire dinosaur, individual bone by individual bone. Sort of like Radar O’Reilly from M*A*S*H who shipped a whole Jeep home from Korea one piece at a time (apologies to all you whippersnappers who are too young to know what I am talking about). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 @Sagebrush Steve Lol, that's the basic idea! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Shut up first prep job this is going really well then likely you have previous experience in prep but for first vertebrae piece it looks really nice are you thinking maybe display them side by side once finished?, I also wish i could get my hands on some edmontosaurus pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 19 minutes ago, Haravex said: Shut up first prep job this is going really well then likely you have previous experience in prep but for first vertebrae piece it looks really nice are you thinking maybe display them side by side once finished?, I also wish i could get my hands on some edmontosaurus pieces I'm not sure how I'm going to display them just yet. I am thinking about trying to figure out approximately where in the beast they would have been located, and trying to find a similarly-located vertebrae so that I can display them kinda like this: ( * ) on the wall. ...That is until I get the rest of the dino, lol! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 that was my exact thoughts when I picked up two spinosauridae ribs, sadly I don't think many more complete ones will come about....edmontosaurus on the other hand is a relatively common fossilized dinosaur so this shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonianDigger Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 53 minutes ago, Haravex said: that was my exact thoughts when I picked up two spinosauridae ribs, sadly I don't think many more complete ones will come about....edmontosaurus on the other hand is a relatively common fossilized dinosaur so this shouldn't be a problem. Spinosauridae ribs would be a heck of a find. Congrats on that! I like Spinosauridae very much, it's a bummer that they are as scarce as they are, I would love to collect some of those pieces. I will just have to make do with the teeth :/ Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdinghistory Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Nice job Jay. I trust you are using the wheat paste glue like we had in kindergarten. That'll hold it all together well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Good work! And the main thing is you're having fun with it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 9:44 PM, DevonianDigger said: Now unfortunately, since I have more than one bone from it, I will likely spend the rest of my life trying to collect the entire dinosaur, individual bone by individual bone. Pokemonosaurus? You're doing very well stabilizing this one. It's definitely a whole other dance tune from preparing inverts. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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