msantix Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Recently i purchased this lower pterosaur jaw fragment (23cm in length) and i have been paying it off bit by bit (currently on hold). The seller claims absolutely no work has been done to it though it looks like there has been a repaired crack about one third down the jaw. I wanted to ask whether anyone can see if there has been any work done to it that isn't listed or that i haven't spotted. To me it looks good and looks mostly natural (except maybe the repaired crack). I don't have the fossil yet so i hope the pictures are enough. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Brightened, enlarged, and cropped. 1 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 38 minutes ago, msantix said: To me it looks good and looks mostly natural (except maybe the repaired crack). I'm no expert on these types of fossils but we get soooo much of this kind of material that has been enhanced/repaired/filled and altered to fix irregularities. I'd be curious about these filled spots .. breaks ... missing bits etc ... There is more on each of these images but I just marked up half of what I am seeing. Good luck ! Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msantix Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Brightened, enlarged, and cropped. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Might still be worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msantix Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 A few other pics that might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitch1979 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I can tell you that this piece is the real deal. They are extremely brittle pieces who can stand not the lightest tick against it. Considering this, it's already a miracle to find one, let stand one that is quite intact as this one is. Who cares about a little filling to cover up a 2-5% missing surface? Only thing I would be missing is the tip of the beak. But else .. great piece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msantix Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks, i don't mind a bit of fill, i think it is just a question of how much fill is on the fossil. It would of also been helpful if the seller did mention any filled fractures the fossil might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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