Bobby Rico Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hi all please and thank you, how do I prep Micro Matrix. The seller I purchased this of is not given out any of the trade secrets. A lot of the little jaw a bones I have seen on the net are brown in colour but mine are white. Any ideas in how to archive this. @caldigger @ynot @Ptychodus04 Thank you all for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I think the difference in color is site dependent. As for cleaning them- Marco sr. has said He uses a sonic cleaner. 3 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...
Bobby Rico Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, ynot said: I think the difference in color is site dependent. As for cleaning them- Marco sr. has said He uses a sonic cleaner. Thank you . Your probably correct but a sonic cleaner sounds very Dr Who . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 They are commonly used for cleaning jewelry. Sorry- they are called ultrasonic cleaners. 2 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I agree with @ynot, the color is preservation difference. The darker ones I have seen have been from Oklahoma. The ultrasonic cleaners work very well. A friend of mine has one that we use for cleaning little pieces and it was just a cheapo unit made for cleaning even cheaper jewelry. If you want some of the darker specimens, send me a PM, I have a few fragments that are along the size of what you have pictured that I could send you. 2 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...
Raggedy Man Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Bobby Rico said: Thank you . Your probably correct but a sonic cleaner sounds very Dr Who . ALLONS-Y! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 2 hours ago, ynot said: They are commonly used for cleaning jewelry. Sorry- they are called ultrasonic cleaners. Thanks and I think your probably right with the colour differences . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 the dark ones look like conodont elements to me if they are less than 1/4 ", other wise I don't know.. I do not believe the white ones are jaws. for some micro tips try my posts { how to collect microfossils with out breaking the bank, pt 1 and 2) "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Herb said: the dark ones look like conodont elements to me. I do not believe the white ones are jaws. for some micro tips try my posts { how to collect microfossils with out breaking the bank, pt 1 and 2) Thanks I will do that. What do you think the white ones are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Don,t know. What age are they supposed to be? The dark could be tiny jaws. How small are they? Conodonts are about 1 to 2 mm long "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 About 2mm to 3m @Herb I don’t think they are a marine creature but from tiny reptiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: About 2mm to 3m @Herb that is correct I forgot about the Penn. ones "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 If they are supposed to be Captorhinus as noted in the example of the darker jaws, they are from a small Permian reptile. 1 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...
Bobby Rico Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 The tiny little white teeth are probably from Captorhinus magnus or C. aguti . Sorry for any confusion and thank you all for trying to help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: The tiny little white teeth are probably from Captorhinus magnus or C. aguti . Sorry for any confusion and thank you all for trying to help me. They look like the C. aguti I have from Oklahoma. 1 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...
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