Kehbe Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 First of all, what a great find! A hearty congratulations on the win Roger! I am simply amazed at how you found that fish inside that rock! Which brings me to say, I am so very new to all of this except the part where I pick them up off the ground (I've been doing that for years and have gotten quite good at it ;p ) and sometimes I get frustrated because I am so uninformed. I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions! How did you know that fish was in there? Is the first picture the before picture? Where in that picture is the indication that this fish was inside? As for the prep work, I assume it was hours and hours of picking tiny granules of matrix from in and around the fish itself along with some air blasting too? I hope I haven't asked questions that were already answered on another post and if I have, I apologize! Again, Congratulations Roger! It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 You can read about Roger's fish HERE. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 First of all, what a great find! A hearty congratulations on the win Roger! I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions! Thanks for the kind comments. Of course I don't mind. That's one reason we have this forum here to answer such questions. I think they can just about all be answered through John's link above. Thanks John! I could still tell you that I went for that particular type of stone since I had studied the stratigraphical and geological situation in those layers beforehand and therefore knew just about exactly where and what I was looking for. So I found a fishy trace and kept everything that had a chance of holding the rest of it. Best wishes, Roger Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Congratulations Roger !! That is a very fine specimen. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Congratulations Roger !! That is a very fine specimen. Thanx Pete! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Congratulations! An excellent find and prep quite deserving of the fossil of the month award! Again congratulations, and hope you find many more! Mike DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Congratulations! An excellent find and prep quite deserving of the fossil of the month award! Again congratulations, and hope you find many more! Mike Thanks Mike. So do I and same to you! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) Congrats Roger... :-) Edited November 11, 2011 by MB http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Thanks Alex! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriangleFossils Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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