RJB Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Somewhere in the world someone should be giving out medals or blue ribbons for prep work this good! Nicely done Fred. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Extraordinarily beautiful "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...
Manticocerasman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Starting the finishing phase... mainly removing small bits of matrix, cleaning the edges, using needles and some very careful blasting. Lots of work still to be done. But check out that row of tubercles on the cephalon. This was one cool bug. I wonder whether it was brightly colored. Great job Fred (again ) If it was brightly colored I hope it would have been "rouge" growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 While the other Leo collected his well-deserved oscar, I worked hard to finished this Leo. Despite the many issues with the shell preservation (you would not believe how much glue was used here), I'm quite happy with the results. It deserves some better pics though, maybe later. 1 1 Paleo database, information and community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 (edited) Fred, Your Leo surely deserves his own oscar to Edited February 29, 2016 by Kevin H. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Bravo, Fred! Lovely trilobite. Excellent work. 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...
fossilized6s Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Such a great prep. I'm glad it was in good hands. Lovely details on that little bug. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 The contrast between your meticulous preparation of this specimen and the many carved pretenders is like "day and night". Thanks for the peek over your shoulder. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Beautiful work! What an amazing trilobite. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks for the appreciation! Paleo database, information and community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 :faint: :faint: I'm continually amazed. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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