New Members wootwoot Posted April 11, 2020 New Members Share Posted April 11, 2020 Can I get some tips on how to mount a fossil? What materials do I need and is there a thread that someone has already made on the forum that I can follow and learn? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 It depends on how big and what shape it is. Show us a photo and we can be more helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members wootwoot Posted April 11, 2020 Author New Members Share Posted April 11, 2020 something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 6 hours ago, wootwoot said: something like this Is that what you want to mount? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Mounting a fossil is dependent entirely on what you are mounting and what you are trying to do. Individual bones can be mounted with home made wooden or metal stands. An entire skeleton is a much bigger process that is very time consuming as you first and foremost must mount the fossils so that they are protected and won't fall/break. Additionally, you must understand the anatomy of the animal you are mounting, otherwise you may place bones in the wrong position or the animal may be mounted in a position that is not realistic. What are you wanting to mount? An individual bone, series of bones, or a skeleton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Pulled this off of Facebook fossil forum. But this is a typical armature that one would use for a skeleton. You want it to be as invisible as possible while holding the bones in a realistic pose and anatomically correct. Bones are removable not glued together like the image you posted which is a very poor mount. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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