Fossildude19 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 He looks happy. 3 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...
Kane Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Thanks, Roger! They are a lot of fun to prep. And, as odd as it sounds, I also really like the scent of this matrix when scribing. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 48 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: He looks happy. "Free at last!" Mr. Wideload exclaimed. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 You brought it back to life! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannie55 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 He looks perfect. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Very nice. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: He looks happy. Now it sort of looks like Jabba the Hutt. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Impressive! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 Thanks, all! While I had the tools running, I moved on to Asaphus punctatus. These ones take a bit more care because you don't want to accidentally knock off their tower-like eyes. This one also had a bit more sticky, stubborn calcite to deal with. First step is scribing it all out. Abrasion is swapped in around the eyes to see the curvature better before scribing again. Assuming a trilobite will always be perfectly symmetrical is the recipe for mistakes. And then finishing touches. I still need to do a better job blowing out some of the dust, but this is straight from the bench. There's also a bit of erosion/pitting on the rim of the pygidium, but I'm happy with it. 12 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Kane said: And, to my credit, not a single scribe ding on the shell, which is a great first for me when prepping the Russian bugs. This might be a shelf-sitter. You are right. Those are some real shelf-sitters, but I hear your new shelf is already full of flats. Not to worry. I have a perfectly empty shelf ready and waiting. Go ahead and send them my way! Only kidding of course! They do look rather lovely. All thanks to your growing skills as a prepper. Not even a scribe ding on the first one. Well done Kane! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 These are incredible, I enjoy watching how these bugs come back to life. “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Nice job Kane!! I wonder if you are purchasing your unprepped trilobites from the same source I am....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Snuck in another one before the wave of paper-grading cometh. This one had lots of problems -- pitting, leeching, etc. Not exactly premium grade-A of a specimen to prep, and I discovered later that three pleural tips were simply not there. These illaenids take a bit more finesse than the average asaphid. And done: 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Another wonderful trilobite “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Very nice....missing pleura or injury??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Nice bugs. Super prepping. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thanks, gents! Always a pleasure to come away from the bench with a completed bug. @Malcolmt -- It doesn't look like a healed injury, since the edges are sharp. As I was abrading the covering matrix, there was no trace of those pleural tips at all. Not even a displaced trace from a fracture. The only thing I can think of is that it might have been sustained before death. It certainly wasn't an impatient scribal error! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Kane said: The only thing I can think of is that it might have been a very recent injury before death. Maybe the cause of death? We will never know, but it makes for an interesting conversation starter. While the bug isn’t grade A, it’s still grade A prep work! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Great work @Kane Prep skills looking good! I would say the missing tips look pre-burial. That adds interest to the bug I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks, all! Fresh off the bench, Asaphus cornutus. This one took a bit longer because, of course, sticky calcite. 9 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 This one had loads of problems, including having well over 75% covered in the kind of calcite that seems glued on, and not so amenable to either scribing (carefully) or dolomite abrasion. But it is another wide load Asaphus latus, partially enrolled. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 You're getting good at this, my Friend. Despite the sticky calcite, you have done another wonderful job of exhuming this trilobite from it's sedimentary coffin. 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...
FossilNerd Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Another excellent prep Kane! I love a fossil with a potential story to tell and so like this one’s partially enrolled stance. Almost as if he sensed the end was near and tried to take cover, but didn’t quite make it. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Boy, @Kane you're smashing the prep on those bugs. Well done. 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...
Kane Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Thanks, gents! Despite a few challenges along the way, these are enjoyable to prep. And this is the last of the Russian crew, Asaphus punctatus. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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