trout hunter Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) So over the years of fishing the back waters in Ab i have got to know some people with mineral rights int he Red Deer river valley. They have let a close friend and i go fossil hunting over the past few summers and this one we found something good! about 80% of a Hadosaur femur, it looks to be a foot or so smaller than the full sized ones in the Tyrell Musium and it came out in 3 large chuncks. my questions are should i take the 3 chuncks down to their fractures pieces and glue them back one at a time or lock them all in a expoky (coating) and glue the 3 larger pieces together? they are quite clean as the mud washes off with very littel work. Thanks pics to come Edited October 12, 2011 by trout hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbyte Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I am looking forward to the pictures. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout hunter Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 here you go sharkbite. The water bottle is 2L. But it is good to know what scotch an old farmer likes! A photo is off to a family friend who will ask the appropriate people if i can keep it or not. what we originally found was a 2'x4" end on the left sticking out of a shallow mound. All my others stop at about hand sized but this bugger just kept going, oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthotriton Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Nice photo. Rib or ischium, not femur. As for prep - experienced and talented preparators can take apart every little piece of a bone, clean it, and glue it all back together for a perfect bone. This takes a huge amount of time and patience, and in many cases it won't fit back together perfectly. It's much safer to leave the chunks intact, clean them as safely as you can, and fill them with glue as-is, then epoxy the big chunks back together. Makes a fine looking bone, and is much faster, easier, and safer than taking the risk of pulling it to pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbyte Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Really nice. Hope you get to keep it and hope you prep it well for removal. Looks very fragile or unstable but workable. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout hunter Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 actually the 3 pieces are quite strong but there is definitely some "mud glue" going on. I think i will wait until i get word back before i do anything to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa dino Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I would try to take it in pieces, the do what even back at home Not a femur but still nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout hunter Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) it is at home already. if not a femur what is your opinion? still hadesaur? i dont think it is a ischium or a rib. It is too strait and thick to be a rib and i believe the ball joint was onn the laft side of the bone but broke off over time. could it be an arm bone instead? thanks jeremy Edited October 14, 2011 by trout hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthotriton Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hadrosaur ischia: It is a bit too straight for a hadrosaur rib, but a very large ceratopsian can have some impressively straight ribs. It's not too thick at all for a big rib, but it's too skinny & the wrong shape for a humerus, radius, or ulna. Hadrosaur rib: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout hunter Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 ahhh, i see now. I assumed that the ischia was a chunk of the hop bone like in primates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Now that is a sweet find. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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