Randyw Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Whoa! That’s so cool! Can’t wait to see it finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Super excited about this fish. Turns out it’s a baby Phareodus!!!!!!!! This is some super delicate prepping. It’s fairly deep in the matrix so I can peel layers off with the Aro (ME9100 is too powerful) and then get right down to the fish with the Micro Jack and abrasive pressure turned way down, even though the rock is pretty hard. 4 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...
Randyw Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Is that a phareodus testis?!! That is so freaking cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Randyw said: Is that a phareodus testis?!! That is so freaking cool! Yup. Pretty cool. Even better, I spoke to the quarry owner and he said it is from a later called the Phareodus Layer that produces magnificent specimens. I picked it up in loose material in the quarry when we weren’t actively digging the 18” and Bottom Cap. 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...
Randyw Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Dang! You’re 4 times lucky on that fish! Maybe you should be getting a lottery ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: Super excited about this fish. Turns out it’s a baby Phareodus!!!!!!!! This is some super delicate prepping. It’s fairly deep in the matrix so I can peel layers off with the Aro (ME9100 is too powerful) and then get right down to the fish with the Micro Jack and abrasive pressure turned way down, even though the rock is pretty hard. Oooooooo! Those teeth look good! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Slowly but surely, it’s showing up. This prep is tough. If you bump the specimen at all with the scribe, there’s no forgiveness. So, the method is scribe a few micro layers off, then abrade at low pressure. Rinse, lather, repeat until you get down to the specimen. This is going to take forever. This pic shows about 4 hours of prep. 2 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 More work on the little fish tonight. Still a bit more work to do on the tips of the caudal fin. 1 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 I think I’m going to name this guy Phineus. Check out these fins that are starting to show up. 6 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...
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Ptychodus04 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 8:59 PM, Randyw said: Is that a phareodus testis? I now think it is probably P. encaustus. The upturned mouth and the distance between the anal/dorsal fins and the caudal fin lends itself to P. encaustus rather than P. testis I think. 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...
Randyw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 That’s exactly why I was thinking testis! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Encaustus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I was going by anal to tail distance and shape of front fin... but I bow to your expert opinion. I could have been fooled becuase it’s still early in the prep too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 @Randyw I think your labels are reversed on your images. P. encaustus is more slender whereas P. testis is more oval in outline. Also, testis has a more pointed "snout". I'm not expert on Phareodus for sure. This is only the second one that I have ever worked on. 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...
Randyw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 It’s possible I suppose I took the labels and pictures off the web.... a couple more.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Randyw Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Not arguing or disagreeing just trying to learn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 I certainly don’t take it as arguing. Understanding and knowledge often comes through debate. That’s one of the things I like about this place. If I really wanted to know, I would turn my chair 100 degrees to the right and pull out Grande 2013 and look for information but that takes too much effort. Here’s a current state pic while I pause my prep to eat dinner. 6 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 ...and here it is at the end of my after dinner prep session. Tonight puts me over the 8 hour mark on this little fish. 6 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 The baby Phareodus prep is done after 9.5 hours. 11 4 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...
Randyw Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Great job! You truly did justice to that fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Indeed! It looks incredible! And to think it was nearly completely written off as a Knightia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 58 minutes ago, Huntonia said: Indeed! It looks incredible! And to think it was nearly completely written off as a Knightia I try not to remember that part. 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...
Randyw Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Ptychodus04 said: I try not to remember that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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