jpc Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Hi all- Earlier this year I shared with you guys my find of blue crocodile bones and the death of my computer. Well, I finally got the computer fixed, so I can be active here again, and on Labor Day (September) I went back for more croc blue bones. I went back to the site and collected some of the same layer, examining the side of every piece of rock I collected for blue bones in cross-section. Here is my final collection: I labeled all the rock pieces so I can fit everything back together easily. Here is a close-up of one piece: And a side view of the same... notice the blue bone seen here. Having done a bit of prep on this material, I think this is a turtle plate. Here is one piece I started prepping. It turns out that the blue bone in this one is a piece of turtle, but the block is full of small croc scutes... totally unexpected. A good day in the lab. There are also a few bones in here that I am not sure what they are. Right now I am primarlily working on some contract prep, but Iook forward to having more time to work on this slab. I have had it x-rayed and will add those pix later. It is looking like the majority of the blue bones are actually turtle plates, but the addition of a whole pile of unexpected croc scutes and a few bones is fine by me. Edited December 3, 2012 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I can't wait to see the final product! Love blue fossils... www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Now that is something you don't see every day. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Very Cool, JP! Please keep us informed on your progress here. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
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