megadiente Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Hi there After a long time, I prepared two fish from Santana Formation Brazil. ATharrhias Araripis and a Paraelops Cearensis, 54cm long. I am always wondering, if I am the only one with a passion for these unique three dimensional fossils. Usually I buy them on Internet Auctions, so there is nothing illegal, means there no recent imports from Brazil. Would like to meet some People here, who have the same passion. I am just beginning to prep fish fossils, so some experiences would be highly appreciated. regards Megadiente Edited March 21, 2023 by megadiente 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Hi they are beautiful specimens indeed. I personally only have one in my collection now and it is not great in preservation . I did have much nicer ones in the past. This is a great thread by our friend Kris . His work is also fantastic and one day I have to buy one from him. Enjoy Bobby Edited March 19, 2023 by Bobby Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadiente Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 Hi Bobby Thanks a lot!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Excellent work and specimens! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 You have some very very nice specimens! Ive only prepped out 3 concs from Brazil but 2 of them were horrible. Here is the one I kept. Vinctifer comptoni RB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 they are not easy to prep, best is to get them closed and prep them with air pen carefully. Really well done what I see, good work. Fishes from this site are definitely some of the best fossils to get on the market... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadiente Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 hours ago, RJB said: You have some very very nice specimens! Ive only prepped out 3 concs from Brazil but 2 of them were horrible. Here is the one I kept. Vinctifer comptoni RB Beautiful Vinctifer! Like the well preserved head. Very rare. Yes, they are often in very bad shape, because the people who opened them in Brazil for the Tourist markets (the past) destroyed most of them… Sometimes, they even glued fragments of different species together. But with a little bit of luck and a trained Eye, you can find some specimens, which have quite a big preparation potential. Megadiente 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadiente Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Here is a Calamopleurus, which also received a little fine tuning It‘s not the nicest specimen, but anyway, one of my favorites in my collection. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadiente Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 Latest Specimen Thought in the beginning it was an Tharrhias, but now it seems more like an juvenile Paraelops… The fish measures 34cm. what do you think? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 What do you use to enhance the color? http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadiente Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 I use linseed oil and I do a final finish with Mellerud (Marble care product). It works pretty well. Shoe polish brushes give a great result. As I explained already, I am a beginner in preparation of fossils learning by doing the first fossils I did, I will not post!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) On 4/6/2023 at 11:04 AM, megadiente said: Latest Specimen Thought in the beginning it was an Tharrhias, but now it seems more like an juvenile Paraelops… The fish measures 34cm. what do you think? not easy to say, comparing skull and scales I think it is a hugh Rhacolepis, they can reach up to 40 cm sometimes Edited April 7, 2023 by rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Not sure I thought I’d say this about Santana formation fish but I think these look really good. Well done @megadiente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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