Yoda Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I saw this item for sale which is of interest. Dercetis sp from Lebanon - Cretaceous. Contacted the seller who informed me that the crack is a repair, not a composite. Thoughts? MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 In my opinion it is real, it is not a compost and just was repaired. In many fossiliferous outcrops (Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage - Hajoula Limestone - Sannine Formation) in Lebanon, the collection is handcrafted with rustic tools: So unfortunately it is relatively normal to break one slate or another. As for example, this Lebanese fish of the species Coccodus insignis which is deposited in my private collection. Note that it also broke during the extraction, but was later repaired: 5 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I agree. deffinetly a simple repair. Neat fish though. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Thanks for your input Asking price is approx $90 Is that a fair? MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Also, I have asked the seller what the fish are. The one on the left is a Dercetis But he doesn't know what the one on the right is. Any ideas? MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Real fish, excellent price, and the one on the right might be a Gaudryella gaudryi. Hard to say for sure, as there is no scale in the picture, and details of the identifying characteristics may still be hidden under some shale and aren't viewable via the supplied pictures. 2 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...
aeon.rocks Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Is not even a repair - the crack doesn't run through fossils, so technically it's just a glued plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 17 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Real fish, excellent price, and the one on the right might be a Gaudryella gaudryi. Hard to say for sure, as there is no scale in the picture, and details of the identifying characteristics may still be hidden under some shale and aren't viewable via the supplied pictures. It is 165mm x 99mm MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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