KansasFossilHunter Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I'm working on a really excellent mosasaur skull right now! I also read a 2014 publication by Johan Lindgren , Michael Caldwell, Takuya Konishi , and Luis Chiappe. In Convergent Evolution in Aquatic Tetrapods: Insights from an Exceptional Fossil Mosasaur they reveal some of the amazing details preserved on the famous Bonner Platecarpus specimen at LACM (LACM 128319) seen here: Like the LACM specimen, my new skull seems to have the same sort of differential phosphatization / preservation (?) of the scale pattern. Here is a figure from the article: Here are a few pictures of the parietal on the skull I am working on now: I promise I will share more pictures as the prep of this specimen continues! Until then, Merry Christmas! -KS 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 AWESOME BIT OF WORK,keep us informed! Published: August 9, 2010https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Amazing work thanks for sharing and looking forward to additional pics of the prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Excellent work, Kris! Looking forward to hearing more about this mosasaur research -Christian Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Just Wow! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Thank you for this! Adds a little extra to a great Christmas! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captcrunch227 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 This is incredible! Thanks for sharing! I'll be looking forward to further updates on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 How exciting is that! Very cool! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 That’s really cool! A simple black light is such a nifty tool. Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KansasFossilHunter Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Here are a few more pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 These scales on the frontal are particularly nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Kris, which type of black-light are you using. I don't know much about black-lights, but I believe the ones you buy for Halloween ( and scorpions) are short wave, and others are long wave. However I may have those mixed up. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 That's a good question Ramo, I'm not actually sure which I'm using! I did slightly edit the contrast and lighting of these pictures. I'll have to take a look at the light and see if I can find anything. Visually, what's the difference between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 That is so facking cool. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I don't know exactly what the difference is. I have heard that some things glow under one type and will not glow under the other. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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