piranha Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The Xiphanth.. Xipanth... aw heck, that biig fish looks like the matrix is sculped and that gives a bit of "fakeness" vibe off. But I would still let it live in my living room. I'm pretty sure that's the standard practice on those though. Just like the Messel fossils are transferred to resin. The original matrix doesn't hold up very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) The Xiphanth.. Xipanth... aw heck, that biig fish looks like the matrix is sculped and that gives a bit of "fakeness" vibe off. But I would still let it live in my living room. Complete standard practice. The chalk matrix they are found in is extremely brittle. Was that bad boy for sale? Edited February 21, 2011 by Xiphactinus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ynpigo Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 The prepared bones were mounted in fake matrix. The fossil was sold. I don't know what the asking price was. Complete standard practice. The chalk matrix they are found in is extremely brittle. Was that bad boy for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCW Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 A jaw of a T-tex seen in the ballroom. T-Rex jaw... I can't stop looking at it! :startle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplotomodon Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Whoa. I knew they had good stuff, but not THAT awesome. All I need is a plane ticket to Arizona and a 35,000 dollar budget, and you can leave me in fossil heaven. What a wonderful menagerie! Who would believe that such as register lay buried in the strata? To open the leaves, to unroll the papyrus, has been an intensely interesting though difficult work, having all the excitement and marvelous development of a romance. And yet the volume is only partly read. Many a new page I fancy will yet be opened. -- Edward Hitchcock, 1858 Formerly known on the forum as Crimsonraptor @Diplotomodon on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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