-Andy- Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Sometime ago, I acquired an ichthyosaur skull that was poorly prepped. It had been roughly grinded and had lost much of its surface details. This is unlike the Holzmaden-style ichthyosaurs that were professionally prepped from the beginning, resulting in a beautiful fossil with scleral eye rings and full teeth etc. It's the reason collectors get unprepped Keichousaurus and send them to professional preppers, with the resultant Keichousaurus being more detailed than the ones you see from the Chinese market. This guy here is as flat as a pancake and so it would take delicate work to remove the hard matrix without damaging what bones still remain. Thankfully, @steelhead9 was up to the task of prepping him further. There is no restoration here. I'd say he has done one heck of a job. 12 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Very well done! Well done saving this skull @-Andy- and @steelhead9 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...
caldigger Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Yes, much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Andy, @steelhead9 does amazing work. It is evident in every piece he has ever posted here on the Forum. You were lucky to have him work on it for you. Great choice. Congratulations Andy, on a (now) amazing skull. 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...
TyBoy Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Nice job indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Oh boy he did a great job now you really have a nice specimen, good call on getting him to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Great work and great save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Thanks guys! Prepping is a harrowing experience especially when you have to send your precious fossil overseas but as you can see, in the hands of a good prepper it's worth it! 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Nice save. Looks like a really fun prep job. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Wow, what a superb prep job resulting in a lovely icthy head! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Ammazing! 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...
fossilhunter21 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Amazing job on the prep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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