fossilized6s Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I finally bought myself a Eurypterid. I've been looking for years and i didn't want to spend more than $200. I knew i could find a deal eventually, i just needed a little patience, education, a good eye and a bit of luck. I took a gamble on this piece for only $99. From the provided pictures i saw from the "auction site" i saw i could clean up the tail and head for sure and a left arm was possibly there. Sold. A week later i decided to prep it a bit today on Christmas while my son was with his Mother. I uncovered the full tail, then complete left arm......then complete right arm!.........then walking appendages!!!! Holy complete Eurypterid for only $99!!! Lol Now here's why this is posted in the 'questions & answers' subforum. Should i dig into the left side of the head to possibly uncover the other walking appendages??? Being as complete as this is i am assuming they're there. But I'm not sure if digging into this would be worth it.... What do you guys think? Bought as is After prep Walking appendages To fossil hunt it takes a good eye, education and lots of luck. The same goes for buying fossils as well. 11 ~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...
Ramon Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Wow, amazing fossil you got there!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 15 minutes ago, fossilized6s said: Should i dig into the left side of the head to possibly uncover the other feeding appendages??? Of course you should. It's a lovely piece. 1 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Very nice fossil, I would finish prepping it. 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...
Wrangellian Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Nice score! But you coated it with something? Was that not avoidable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Nice work Charlie! what is the size? I would definitely do some exploratory prep along the edge. There will very likely be additional appendages. Great specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Awesome work, Charlie! Go for it! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 It’s a beauty! Good buy. I’d like to see it finished. That’s a steal for $99. 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...
fossilized6s Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 40 minutes ago, Wrangellian said: Nice score! But you coated it with something? Was that not avoidable? It's a simple consolidation that i can reverse. I needed to do it while prepping. ~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...
fossilized6s Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thanks guys. I guess I'll dig in and see what pops up. I really hope i don't ruin anything. ~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...
ynot Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 1 minute ago, fossilized6s said: I guess I'll dig in and see what pops up. 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...
fossilcrazy Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Good score and even better job freeing the Eury from the dolostone matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 You'll never know until you try Great deal! Good work! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 6 hours ago, fossilized6s said: It's a simple consolidation that i can reverse. I needed to do it while prepping. Ah, good man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Awesome score Charlie, it looks great Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Once you are done, you can just pop that in my Christmas stocking (oops, too late). Great score of an underappreciated eurpyterid and terrific prep work. Remember to post a photo of it when it is finished. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Oh I like that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Unfortunately no other appendages........ ....oh well. I'm still jazzed. 1 ~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 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 12/26/2018 at 4:46 PM, fossilized6s said: Unfortunately no other appendages........ ....oh well. I'm still jazzed. Let’s see the final piece! 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...
RJB Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Yep, no garantees when it comes to preppin fossils. and sorry you didnt find the other stuff, but for $99 Id say you did very very well! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Not sure how I missed this post. Nice purchase!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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