DanJeavs Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 A little Psuedoglyphea sp. from the Whitby mudstone formation, found at Sandsend near Whitby. A rather rare find due to the carapace and mandibles all being there. Usually you find the odd mandible or legs. It sits proudly in my collection already, and it’s not even been prepped yet. Next month it’s being sent off to be professionally prepped 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Super find! It's lovely. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 nice fossil, looking forward to see it prepped 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Super find! It's lovely. Isn’t it just. Been told it’s probably unpreppable which is a shame. The lobster is softer than the matrix around it, which means it can’t be abraided. Only other option I can think of is acid prep, but even then I don’t think that would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, DanJeavs said: Isn’t it just. Been told it’s probably unpreppable which is a shame. The lobster is softer than the matrix around it, which means it can’t be abraided. Only other option I can think of is acid prep, but even then I don’t think that would work. I wouldn't risk it, it's nice enough as it is, would be a tragedy to damage it. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I doubt acid prep would improve things. Sometimes, for research purposes, one might actually remove (destroy) the soft fossil to expose a high fidelity mold in the hard matrix. Then you can make a resin or latex cast that shows the all the details. However, you probably would not want to do that to a specimen for a private collection. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I wouldn't risk it, it's nice enough as it is, would be a tragedy to damage it. Certainly so, hopefully I’ll come across another one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJeavs Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said: I doubt acid prep would improve things. Sometimes, for research purposes, one might actually remove (destroy) the soft fossil to expose a high fidelity mold in the hard matrix. Then you can make a resin or latex cast that shows the all the details. However, you probably would not want to do that to a specimen for a private collection. Don You’re right, did some digging around, the only way possible would be to prep mechanical with a needle point at such a ridiculously low power under a microscope. Not something I have the time for, and not something I’d be willing to pay for due to how long it would take. I’m out collecting for a week next week. Let’s see if I can bag another. Fingers crossed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Good luck! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Good luck! This is code for "I hope he has my mailing address!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Good call to send to a professional prepper, whatever method they choose. I wondered if they could reinforce the soft lobster with some sort of consolidant, then prep it out, but Don's idea sounds interesting - I wonder what the results would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/8/2019 at 11:26 AM, DanJeavs said: Next month it’s being sent off to be professionally prepped Please show Us the end results. 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...
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