Project: Preparation of
several fossils collected in a channel deposit from North Central
Montana.
Original Material: Collected in North Central Montana, Hell Creek
Formation
Project Timeline: October 2007
Replica Availability: N/A
Preparation:
This
group of fossils will be prepared and stabilized for the client. The
client wishes the two claw tips to be restored.
The
fossils to be prepared were received in September of 2007. The group
consisted of:
» Pachycephalosaur skull node cluster (4 pieces)
» Hadrosaur limb (4 pieces) ----(10/17/07) - Hadrosaur humerus
with bite marks
» Unknown limb (4 pieces) -----(10/17/07) - Hadrosaur caudal
vertebra transverse process
» Unknown fossil ---------------(10/17/07) - Still unknown,
possible skull material
» 2 Theropod claw tips ---------(10/17/07) - Possible
Tyrannosaurid
10/17/07
Most of the material has been prepared. Complete journal will be added
next week. The humerus with the bite marks is very nice, having over 8
bite marks. The claws and pachy cluster will receive reconstruction to
complete.
Table Below: The table below shows images of the fossils through
preparation and restoration. You can click on each image for a
larger view. Lab journal is below the images.