KansasFossilHunter Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Here is the progress on the specimen as of yesterday: I think placing the specimen in plaster added a great deal of stability to the very fragile jaws. I hope to present pics of a completed specimen tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 A+ job on repairing/restoring those teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Great job on the prep/restoration. The removable plaster mount sounds like a great idea It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 I went ahead with the winner of the poll and my favorite, and put the specimen in a slab. Here is the (almost) final product: I'll clean around some of the bones better and the piece will dry lighter. What do you think? Right decision? -Kris (KansasFossilHunter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 terrific job, it looks very attractive this way "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I like it better like this, than with broken off pieces of teeth. I think it looks great. If a few missing pieces weren't added to Kansas chalk fossils, there would be a lot of missing part's in museums all over the world! Ramo 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...
Auspex Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I think this is a highly appropriate prep and display mount for a 'born weathered' Kansas chalk fossil. Were it a holotype, or even a rare specimen, I'd think stabilized-but-loose would be better for curation as a reference specimen, but this one is for display. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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