Boneman007 Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) Well, I found this in 2001, and it's finally finished. For those that are not familiar with the mosasaurs of the western interior seaway, this is a Platecarpus skull, though I haven't determined the exact species. It's 98% complete and I also have almost 30 vertebrae as well as 16-18 ribs. No flippers were recovered. I dug this one up in western Kansas the day after I broke two ribs when a ledge collapsed. Edited July 1, 2010 by Boneman007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) Well, I found this in 2001, and it's finally finished. For those that are not familiar with the mosasaurs of the western interior seaway, this is a Platecarpus skull, though I haven't determined the exact species. It's 98% complete and I also have almost 30 vertebrae as well as 16-18 ribs. No flippers were recovered. I dug this one up in western Kansas the day after I broke two ribs when a ledge collapsed. That's finder!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome p.s. Welcome to the fossil forum Edited July 1, 2010 by Fossili Veraci Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 (edited) Very nice! How long did it take to restore? P.S.: Welcome to the forum! Edited July 1, 2010 by Mike Owens -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 (edited) Very nice skull. Good job. If its form KS, can I assume it was found in a flattened state? Edited July 2, 2010 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Awesome mosasaur skull. Excellent work there pardner.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Excellent find and it sure cleaned up nice! I hope to find some kind of fossil skull one of these days.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Great find. You did a wonderful job of restoring it. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Well after falling out of the chair I decided to say something, Excellent Piece! I wouldn't mind mounting that to my coffee table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanm Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Totally sweet! Bet there is several hundred hours gone into that! Well done. Rock kickers of the world unite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Great piece, you did an outstanding job mounting that! cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundancer73 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 VERY NICE!!! ~Mike All your fossils are belong to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Now that's an awesome kitchen counter ornament! I wonder if I could convince the wife to get rid of the blender/mixer/canister set to make some room to get me something like that? The plant fossils on our kitchen table just aint working for her. I want one of them! Super find and prep! Thanks for sharing. Welcome to the forum! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Amazing fossil! I run the risk of making an enemy of everybody with an entry, but did you know about the fossil of the month contest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Beautiful fossil and great prep work!!!! Me likey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) xxx Edited July 6, 2010 by danwoehr Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I have one not quite as complete I need fixed up like that. I've sent you a PM. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 Clarification: I believe that the skull is a Platecarpus planifrons after reading up on Platecarpus on www.oceansofkansas.com. As far as the preparation, I have to admit that I did not do the preparation myself. The skull was in the more stable yellow chalk (for those familiar with the Niobrara formation), but it was near the surface so it had suffered from freeze/thaw problems. I was able to remove the skull in one 300 lb. block, which helped preserve it. It required a lot of slow cleaning and stabalization, but it was well worth it!! Luckily I was able to trade some fossil material for the preparation work, so it did hurt too bad! -Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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