JurassicParkCarnotaurus Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Hi all, I recently saw this very cool, but also very expensive fossil brachiopod. And well it may be a little out of my price range I would still like to know if it is legit. The seller states it is an undescribed brachiopod that has affinities to the genius Echinaurus. It is from a layer several meters above the Drotops couche at Mrakib, Morocco. This area is Middle Devonian. The seller states that it is about 3.33 inches wide and that the white mineral on the brachiopod itself is natural, not glue or anything like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Can you ask the seller to provide a few pictures . Wow, that looks like it's incredibly fragile. Must have been a nightmare to prep even by acid means. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurassicParkCarnotaurus Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, caldigger said: Wow, that looks like it's incredibly fragile. Must have been a nightmare to prep even by acid means. Especially since the seller says that is was prepped under microscope using airscribes and air abrasives. Would have taken me years to prep that way...and I probably would have broken it a bunch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 from a classic study by Delepine (Carboniferous, Belgium): 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRfossilMISTER Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 everything from fossil era is real. i have ordered from them before and they do live up to there authenticity guarantee, so i would feel safe ordering from them . 2 games are fun, but finding fossil is even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 hours ago, MRfossilMISTER said: everything from fossil era is real. i have ordered from them before and they do live up to there authenticity guarentee, so i would feel safe ordering from them . Ah, but does it come with a "Certificate of Authenticity"? Its not the authenticity I have in question. Its the fear that it would survive prepping, survive the shipping process ( really scary!) and get to my door only to have all the spines spontaneously drop off as soon as I gently place it in a case. Too fragile for these "Rhino" hands to handle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I'd be afraid to breathe around it.. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Wow, thats quite the critter! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRfossilMISTER Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 well its just a matter of luck i guess, and if you do end up ordering it and it is broken blame the post office, not them 1 games are fun, but finding fossil is even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurassicParkCarnotaurus Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Ha! I wish I could order it. As I said earlier a little out of the price range though. And yep luck is definitely involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 8:39 PM, doushantuo said: from a classic study by Delepine(Carboniferous,Belgium): Since you take the time to lift the figures and post them, why not include an equally important citation? It only takes a brief extra moment to copy / paste any citation from Google Scholar. Besides potential violations of "Fair Use" policy, it really should be a simple courtesy to the author and all those who will see this post going forward. You post a lot of excellent info at TFF, so I am at a complete loss to understand your aversion to include the basic info that would redound to the benefit of all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DardS8Br Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 9/8/2018 at 1:56 PM, JurassicParkCarnotaurus said: Hi all, I recently saw this very cool, but also very expensive fossil brachiopod. And well it may be a little out of my price range I would still like to know if it is legit. The seller states it is an undescribed brachiopod that has affinities to the genius Echinaurus. It is from a layer several meters above the Drotops couche at Mrakib, Morocco. This area is Middle Devonian. The seller states that it is about 3.33 inches wide and that the white mineral on the brachiopod itself is natural, not glue or anything like that. Very real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 These are real. I have a friend that has visited with the preparator. I think I recall him saying that it takes between 40 and 60 hours to prepare one. That is the reason for the high price. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, RCFossils said: These are real. I have a friend that has visited with the preparator. I think I recall him saying that it takes between 40 and 60 hours to prepare one. That is the reason for the high price. Incredible, I've seen a few of these and they are all beautiful pieces but I didn't know that it takes this long. Do you know the method they use to prep them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 @Tidgy's Dad have seen this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: @Tidgy's Dad have seen this Yup, it's absolutely amazing, I have seen others similar as well. Beautiful. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Nice to see brachiopods treated more tenderly than some Trilos or Keichs . Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 2/6/2022 at 12:18 AM, Misha said: Incredible, I've seen a few of these and they are all beautiful pieces but I didn't know that it takes this long. Do you know the method they use to prep them? As mentioned, prepped using microscope with airscribes and air abrasives. I suspect spines were removed and reattached at the end. Just like "trilo-prep"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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