sseth Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I decided that on this Priscacara Serrata I would go back to the old-school ways of prepping and use nothing but an exacto-knife. It was not under much matrix and was a very fun relaxing project. Sometimes it is fun to toss aside all of the new tools and get back to basics. This fish is just over 9 inches long. There is a natural shift in the rock that has slid the fish, including the "spines" slightly, making it a bit more interesting. Just finished it up over the weekend. Enjoy. 2 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Great fish, and amazing prepwork! Very nicely done. Thanks for posting it here. 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 April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Beauty, Seth. ~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...
Ludwigia Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very good work! Very nice fish! Where's it from? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Excellent prep job, nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very good work! Very nice fish! Where's it from? It came out of our Quarry in Wyoming. Green River Formation, Eocene, Aprox. 50 Million Years Old. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Scratch-and-blow still 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...
Peat Burns Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Great work! Serrata is a bit harder to come by than liops. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 It came out of our Quarry in Wyoming. Green River Formation, Eocene, Aprox. 50 Million Years Old. Aha! Now I've put 2 + 2 together. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very, very nice prep. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Always cool to see a prepped out fossil fish. Nice job. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Very very nice ... takes a lot of patience... reminds me of doing one that way 30 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 nice! ---Prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dead things Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 As a veteran of many dental pic prepped fish..........nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Scratch-and-blow still works Much better than scratch and sniff!!! Very nice prep. 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...
Khyssa Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Very nice looking fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amour 25 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I decided that on this Priscacara Serrata I would go back to the old-school ways of prepping and use nothing but an exacto-knife. It was not under much matrix and was a very fun relaxing project. Sometimes it is fun to toss aside all of the new tools and get back to basics. This fish is just over 9 inches long. There is a natural shift in the rock that has slid the fish, including the "spines" slightly, making it a bit more interesting. Just finished it up over the weekend. Enjoy. Nice work ,any in working pics by chance? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pocock Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Very nice fish and expertly prepped, what is the matrix, I had a go once at prepping with a hand tool on an exposed ammonite I got from Whitby, (it was the very 1st find I ever made and my first attempt at prep)all I ended up with was a very sharp hand tool a small shallow grove along the edge of the fossil. Thanks for the post always interested in how people prep fossils Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Great work, turned out beautiful : ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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