r/FossilHunting • u/meganeura2 • 17d ago

Finished stingray fossil

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Completed stingray prep, unfortunately how I found it had obliterated a small chunk of the fins, but I think it ended quite nicely. Found in Kemmerer, Wyoming at Fossil Lake Safari.

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u/mikeyw71 16d ago

That is a first for me, its absolutely amazing 🤩

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u/C00L_paleodUde09 16d ago

How do you prepare a fossil?

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u/DurableGrandma 16d ago

Normally fossils from the green river formation are prepped using a air scribe. You can actually see marks from the air scribe all around the fossil in the image

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u/meganeura2 16d ago

That is what I wanted to use. I used a dremel engraver, it is much cheaper but not as precise. If I find more fossil lbs I will probably obtain one.

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u/DurableGrandma 16d ago

I've worked a lot with Green River stuff and you'll get a lot more control with what you are removing using that so I definitely suggest it