Al Dente Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I haven’t been keeping any Ecphoras that I find because I have all I want but this one looked like it could be pretty big. Turned out not to be very big but big enough to be interesting. It was found in a river outcrop with a little bit exposed. Normally small ones can be easily cleaned with a toothbrush and soapy water but bigger ones tend to have cracks. This one had plenty of cracks and rotten spots that made it fragile. It had to be preserved with vinac. Here are some pics during prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Here is the finished Ecphora quadracostata. I decided to keep the worm tubes and barnacle attached. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Beautiful a nice jumbo, one of my favorite and you did a great job cleaning it. They are so delicate and hard to clean when they are small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Nice prep job and a pretty good Ecphora to boot. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Nice plump Ecphora! “...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...
fossilcrazy Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Nice one Al Dente. A well known Gastropod with an excellent cleaning. Glad you kept the Epibionts, they are part of the story on this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Very nice! 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...
Coco Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Very nice ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b. bartron Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 That's awesome! You can send me any unwanted ecphora! Hahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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