Ludwigia Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Neat! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 21 hours ago, Fossilis Willis said: That is a cool fish! Can't wait to see it after you work your magic. If you do show up for a visit you can see it first hand. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Beside doing a big of work on the Ray above and some on one of the fishes my youngest son purchaced, I also started on this Libanopristis. Very very disapointed to find a broken tail. Not the end of the world, plus the snout end looks like it may come out really nice?!!! RB 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 I got another 8 hours into this. Starting to look like something and its a ton easier than the last one!!! I dought I will ever finish the last one but this one looks very doable. RB 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Great stuff! Do you reckon it would be worth removing the surrounding rock and setting it in a nicer base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I love these Lebanese fish. I have a few smaller ones and that rock is much harder than the Green River formation. Did the first guy you bought from make things right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Fantastic fish! Great work, the Libanopristis looks excellent so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 21 hours ago, will stevenson said: Great stuff! Do you reckon it would be worth removing the surrounding rock and setting it in a nicer base? If I dont sell it, it will have a french cleat and hang on the wall. 21 hours ago, Scylla said: Did the first guy you bought from make things right? Still the first guy and he did give me a better price on these last two. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Another 9 hours or so and now you can see most of the head stuff. Most of these you see along with all the guitar fish are split fish and have no headbones. I should stop calling them bones when they are actually fossilized cartilage. I also put more work into the tail end and the bill. Im a bit scared to exspose the rostral teeth but will attack those later. Some of the rock on this fish is soooooooo sticky it really messes things up but you have to work with what mother nature gives you. Once I get all the outline of this fish done I will do a little bit of air abrasive work oncrtain parts where this is a light colored film that Im sure I can remove and expose the real color and then I can do crack repair. A ways still to go but getting there. RB 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Besides having to put on the french cleat and do a bit of scrubbing to clean up this rock, its about done. Both before and after photos so you can see the difference. RB 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Great Job, Ron! Love it! 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...
FossilDAWG Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Wow! that looks amazing! You did a fine job Ron! Edited May 27, 2021 by fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Excellent job, I like the association with the small fish and shrimp too. 1 “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...
RJB Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Ok, the ray is not quite done, but I did get a french cleat onto the back of it today. When i get back from my trip Im going to add some more 2 part epoxy to finish that up. Almost ready to hang. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Ive been working off and on and this Libanopristis is actually getting done! Still got a ways to go but im becoming quite happy with it, despite all its problems. RB You can see here that the back end is just about ready for cleaning up the edges of the fish. I still have at least one more prep session to clean up the head part and finish around the teeth. Sad thing is, the left side is missing a lot of its teeth. Once I get this fish put back together, (the two different pieces), I am going to do a tad bit of repair and a bit of acrylic work. At least the tail end is there but its rather disarticulated and beat up. Im about to cry now. anybody want to come over and hold me. Ha! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 11:32 AM, RJB said: At least the tail end is there but its rather disarticulated and beat up. Im about to cry now. anybody want to come over and hold me. Ha! If it hurts that much I am will to take it so you don't have to look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Sjfriend said: If it hurts that much I am will to take it so you don't have to look at it Thanks man, you are too kind. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 15 hours ago, RJB said: Thanks man, you are too kind. RB With my last name I kinda have to be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Aaaaalrighty then. Im not near as busy as I used to but I still get out to the garage about 2 days a week and about 3 to 4 hours per prep session. Ive got several prep projects going with lebonese fossil fish and all in different stages of prep. Some are in the stages of gluing onto a backer board. I recently started and finished a little fish called a Coccotus. Not sure if I spelled that right? These fish are found in a limestone called Lagerstatten and 98 million years old. For me, its not the best but after looking at many images of this species, its up there with the best? This is how I received it in the mail. Almost 12 hours of work and even exposed a little shrimp. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainefossils Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Wow, amazing prep-work! That is a beautiful fish. 1 The more I learn, the more I find that I know nothing. Regards, Asher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 BTW "Lagerstatten" is not the name of the limestone or the formation, it is a term for a fossil deposit that preserves essentially the entire community and has exceptional preservation. The Burgess shale would be an example of a "Lagerstatten". Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said: BTW "Lagerstatten" is not the name of the limestone or the formation, it is a term for a fossil deposit that preserves essentially the entire community and has exceptional preservation. The Burgess shale would be an example of a "Lagerstatten". Don Thanks Don, Nice to learn. Would the Green River Formation be a 'Lagerstatten'? Im trying to get this strait so I dont sound so ignorant next time. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 18 minutes ago, RJB said: Would the Green River Formation be a 'Lagerstatten'? Yes. There is a listing in this wikipedia entry: Lagerstätten Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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