TqB Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hi, Here goes with my first proper post - a partial juvenile, probably Ichthyosaurus communis, common from here but this one's from higher up than usual. Lower Lias, Belemnite Marls, a bit above the base of the Pliensbachian. I found it about 30 years ago but have only just prepped it! Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 What a beautiful fossil!!! Wonderful prep work. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Tarquin..... Beautiful .... :Thumbs Up: Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alopias Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 very nice prep work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Yeah, that works "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Now that's what I call a great find. Perhaps they're common, but that's no everyday find. Where did you find the patience to wait so long before preparing it? Or were the proper tools failing you up til now? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 That's just TOO GOOD Since you just prepped it, mayhaps you should enterit in the Fossil of the Month. I'd vote for it! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilshk Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 good fossils Dinosaur Fossil Lab http://www.fossilshk.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemsonskulls Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Very nice prep work. Clemsonskulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Nice specimen. I totallyunderstand the 30 yr plan... I have a garage full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 That is outstanding, beautiful prep, amazing fossil display, you should enter it.--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 dats very cool is what dat is woulda told you dat thirdy years ago but dint know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Newman Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Hi, Here goes with my first proper post - a partial juvenile, probably Ichthyosaurus communis, common from here but this one's from higher up than usual. Lower Lias, Belemnite Marls, a bit above the base of the Pliensbachian. I found it about 30 years ago but have only just prepped it! Hi, that's a truly fantastic fossil from the Belemnite Marls. I have never found anything to compare with it from that bed, about the best so far has been this Lytoceras which measures 25cms across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Thanks for your kind comments everyone. It didn't get prepped for so long because a)I kind of lost interest for a few years and b)I didn't know how to do it - joining a couple of forums a few months ago showed me the way. It was actually finished a couple of months ago so I'd better not put it in the competition, thanks for the suggestion though. (There is another that's not finished yet...) Chris, nice big Lytoceras, I've seen bits but never collected a whole one, was that from near the top? Tarquin Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Newman Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi Tarquin, This specimen was collected from a beach exposure of the Belemnite Marl Member 2-3 years back. It had to be removed in sections then restored. There were a number of complete specimens, some larger, but they are very difficult to extract. Unfortunately the picture of your fantastic specimen has started ‘she who must be obeyed’ off again so I see a few more visits in the near future – bugger. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Very nice! What is the backing material in which the fossil matrix is embedded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Thanks Mike, after a lot of thought I mounted it in plaster (frowned on by museums I know) and what you see is a sand layer that's part of the process. Tarquin Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Thanks Mike, after a lot of thought I mounted it in plaster (frowned on by museums I know) and what you see is a sand layer that's part of the process. Tarquin Mounting in plaster is a tried and true method that's served well for well over a century. And plasters today are much better than those from way back then. Your fossil should still be looking good long after you are gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Thanks for the reassurance, it went a bit funny when it was wet but seems stable now it's dried (and I treated the bone with paraloid.) Tarquin Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soenke Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hi TqB, this is a really fantastic example for the fact that it is sometimes better to wait some years for better technologies of prepping fossils. The result justifies the long time of waiting (but I can also understand people who begin prepping such splendid specimens directly after they discover them... vertebrae are realling thrilling). Kind regards Soenke http://www.Der-Steinkern.de - the german fossil magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 what a slab ,a couple of hours prep, what a wonderful specimen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-dog Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 What a wonderful find,I'm at a loss for words.I will have tracer think some up for me. :lol: Seriously nice find and prepwork. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 How could I miss such a cool fossil post! Wow! I want one too! Great find! Wanna trade? ( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Thanks very much for the recent kind comments, I hadn't checked in for a while. Here is a work in progress that I'm trying to get finished this year - possibly a young Temnodontosaurus, also from the Lower Pliensbachian Belemnite Marls. The specimen is about 4ft long, roughly the front half of the animal. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Just amazing fossils and prep, thanks for posting these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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