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Posted by: aggum1983 Oct 4 2015, 04:20 PM

Hello I was searching along Boulder creek and came across this. Can anyone identify this and are there any good tips on extracting it from the rock so i don't break it?

Thank you for the tips

Posted by: fenixsmom Oct 7 2015, 10:07 AM

Colorado school of mines or the museum may be able to identify the fossil. As far as removal, leave it in the matrix until you speak to a professional. They can give excellent advice on clean up without damaging the actual fossil.

Posted by: aggum1983 Oct 10 2015, 10:25 AM

QUOTE (fenixsmom @ Oct 7 2015, 11:07 AM)

Colorado school of mines or the museum may be able to identify the fossil. As far as removal, leave it in the matrix until you speak to a professional. They can give excellent advice on clean up without damaging the actual fossil.

Thank you for the reply Fenixsmom. I did take it to the Paleontology Dept at CU and she said that it was a shell fossil, but can't identify it until more is exposed. She gave me some techniques on how to expose more. Thanks again for the reply

Posted by: fenixsmom Oct 15 2015, 08:11 AM

I'm very happy to help! I'm also glad she gave you some great advice! I hope you'll post the cleaned specimen!
It looks kind of like an oyster shell or a conch. :)

Posted by: aggum1983 Jul 2 2016, 08:37 PM

Here is what i have so far. I think there isn't much more to expose

Posted by: MikeS Jul 4 2016, 07:20 PM

QUOTE (aggum1983 @ Jul 2 2016, 09:37 PM)

Here is what i have so far. I think there isn't much more to expose

It' looks great aggum1983! Good job!

Posted by: aggum1983 Jul 6 2016, 10:00 AM

QUOTE (MikeS @ Jul 4 2016, 08:20 PM)

It' looks great aggum1983! Good job!

Thank you MikeS. I'll work some more and see if there is anything else to expose.

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