piranha Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Recently I jumped on the bandwagon of trilobite acquisitions and purchased this beautiful Bolivian bug. This trilobite genus is fairly unusual to find complete and well articulated. Measuring a plump 4" plus, I could not resist the temptation to get it and remove the matrix that was covering a significant amount of the specimen. After a couple of hours of prep with a pneumatic air-chisel the finished result is very satisfying. Not too shabby for a rookie preparator! Hoekaspis yahuari Bolivia, South America Middle Ordovician ~470 Mya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearpass Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 What type of air chisel did you use? I may be attempting a similar project soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammojoe Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Lovely, the trilo sits sweetly on the matrix. I'm most impressed with your excellent preparation, Scott! Joe Kind regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well done, Scott! Very nice job on the prep. Congrats on a great acquisition. Regards, 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...
piranha Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 What type of air chisel did you use? I may be attempting a similar project soon. Chicago Pneumatic for most of the heavy landscaping and Micro Jack for the fine details around the margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fengw03 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hi Scott, great job! Actually I saw that trilobite for sale too. I hesitated for a minute (as a poor student), and then it was gone. Now that I know it's in a good hand, I am more than happy. Wei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Joe, Tim, Wei, ... Thanks Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 A super job Scott! Sometime to be proud of. ... Congratulations on that super acquisition. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 What a very cool acquisition Scott! Where on earth (don't say Bolivia, I got that part) did you score this beauty? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Excellent work.....Not sure ahow a novice preparator ends up with a micro jack , they certainly arnt cheap and they are not available on ebay.........but what the heck....... I bought a wholesale lot of these nodules (20 of them) a while back ranging from about 1 inch to about 3 inches , the material is super hard and the actual bug is crumbly , I started to prep one with my ARO and go frustrated with it and put it to the side, perhaps its time to take it back out and finish it. I think part of what I did not like was the fact that these are concretion nodules and not the more normal type of matrix that I usually prep.... Edited January 25, 2012 by Malcolmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 (edited) Wow I love that trilo!!!! Great colours! Edited January 25, 2012 by TMNH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Cute bug and biggg My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 congratulations Scott, great job on a beautiful Trilobite! "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Scott, great bug and nice work with the prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Peter, Dan, Malcolm, Joe, Nathan, Carmine, Rob... thanks for great comments! PS: Dan: The Trilobite Genie left it under my pillow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 lol, I am liking the lamp.. Excellent prep work getting that exposed especially since it looks so fragile... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have a friend from the same neighborhood: Hoikaspis matacences Mid Ordovician San Lucas Ocuri Formation Chuquisaca Provence, Bolivia Yours is nicer, of course. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 What, you just started collecting the common ones, Scott?? Is that your secret - rare ones first? And just started prepping too! Well you're off to a good start. I had a hard enough time acquiring my conulariid from Bolivia, guess I should get a trilo from there to complement it.. Anyway, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks Roz, Missourian, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice jump, Scott Congrats on this excellent new acquisition and prep work, as well Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks Astrinos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That is a lovley trilo! Nice prep work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thanks Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Missed out on this post up 'til now. Nice job Scott! Edited January 28, 2012 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Nice bug and great prep work! Troy Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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