MarcoX Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Just ordred a kind of "cheap" and not so well prepped and maybe enhanced keichousaurus. Would be nice to get some opinions about the condition of this fossil. I know I should ask before buying but the financial damage isnt that bad and I`m quite cuurious about this fossil. Will be pretty interesting to compare it with my other keichosaurus, which was my first ever fossile and a few times more expensive beeing from triassica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Ok I think talking about the first specimen but it is really hard to be 100% when photos are not the best. It looks to have painted feet and not the best prepped. I think when you get it better picture will help. The second one is pretty nice indeed. Sorry can’t help any more than that. Cheers Bobby 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 A bunch of the ribs look painted as well, I'd also like to see what the experts have to say. 2 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Also I am interested in what part of the critter this black mark is I have noticed it on many specimens. @indominus rex Any ideas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Closer pictures with with better lighting would help to tell what it is. 2 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 This does indeed look poorly prepped, and largely painted over. The item Bobby is asking about could be excess paint, coprolite, or bones of a meal or evidence of live young still in the womb. 4 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...
Bobby Rico Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 32 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The item Bobby is asking about could be excess paint, coprolite, or bones of a meal or evidence of live young still in the womb. Thanks Tim it is always in the same place. So I don’t think is paint but possibly coprolite or live young in the womb. Same on mine but not clear 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Don't think there is a whole lot of paint on these. Interestingly, both have the lower half of their tails missing and carved out of matrix. I think if there was paint on these specimens, they would have painted the carved portions of the tail. You would need to remove more matrix between the ribs to tell what the black material is. As already mentioned, poorly prepped with acid. 5 Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, steelhead9 said: Don't think there is a whole lot of paint on these. Interestingly, both have the lower half of their tails missing and carved out of matrix. I think if there was paint on these specimens, they would have painted the carved portions of the tail. You would need to remove more matrix between the ribs to tell what the black material is. As already mentioned, poorly prepped with acid. They don't just paint what they have carved out. But better pictures could determine more. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Is the contorted creature's head not between the red lines I added below, as opposed to the previously cited green marks? I think I am seeing the end of its snoot at the upper red line. 3 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...
Crazyhen Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Both are genuine specimens of Keichousaurus, acid prepped. I don't think the first specimen is painted. The second specimen is incomplete with tail missing but otherwise a quite good one. The black patches in the stomach are remains of food, bones or coprolites but unlikely to be embryos. For the first specimen, the head is buried under the neck and shoulder, as described by @snolly50, I have seen many specimens with twisted neck and head, perhaps because Keichousaurus has a long and flexible neck, like the one below. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, snolly50 said: Is the contorted creature's head not between the red lines I added below, as opposed to the previously cited green marks? I think I am seeing the end of its snoot at the upper red line. Quite correct sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoX Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Thanks for your feedbacks. Will post better pictures as soon as I receive the fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 14.02.2019 at 1:31 AM, Crazyhen said: Both are genuine specimens of Keichousaurus, acid prepped. I don't think the first specimen is painted. The second specimen is incomplete with tail missing but otherwise a quite good one. The black patches in the stomach are remains of food, bones or coprolites but unlikely to be embryos. For the first specimen, the head is buried under the neck and shoulder, as described by @snolly50, I have seen many specimens with twisted neck and head, perhaps because Keichousaurus has a long and flexible neck, like the one below. I agree with that analysis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoX Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 I got my new keich and took some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 13/02/2019 at 10:17 PM, snolly50 said: Is the contorted creature's head not between the red lines I added below, as opposed to the previously cited green marks? I think I am seeing the end of its snoot at the upper red line. I agree John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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