I.D. Your Fossils

[dkramer]

July 17, 2010 Alhambra 12:00

6" fake meg with a number written in the back found at 18' near the blocks? Who is droping these? Did I win a contest from a LDS or something.....lol. I keep getting upload errors on the pics?

Yepper, it's a Bob.

 

[Fossilbabe]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/venice-fossil-divers/341164-capt-bob-shark-tooth.html
Please post on this link and let us know what number you found. Thanks
Send picture if you can. I have poste mine on there as well.

 

[unseenabyss]

any ideas on how to get the brown junk out?

 

[mikerault]

Soak in a mix of water and white vinegar to dissolve/loosen the deposits, then scrub with a stiff bristle brush. Nut or dental picks work well for stubborn spots.

 

[mikerault]

Excellent find! From the bone yard?

 

[cdolphin]

unseenabyss,

Those are great! (Or is it one?)

Fossilebabe has posted on this thread the methods she uses to clean fossils. (Go to post #249 - I don't know how to quote a particular post.)

I thought she said her website links also had suggestions for cleaning and deodorizing...

 

[2TH DIVR]

The brown stuff is part of the tooth

 

[Fossilbabe]

Dont remove the brown junk! That is the tooth!!!!!

 

[scubaNADS]

any ideas on how to get the brown junk out?

a dremel and the most aggressive bit you can find should do the job
:caveman:

 

[unseenabyss]

u sure fbabe because i can pull it out with a dental pick it looks like hard mud junk but i guess ill stop messing with it if thats part of the tooth...its just one got it from a beach dive off casperson.