Fossil Preparation - Yorkshire Plesiosaur Bone Block (180 million years old)

The timelapse preparation of a partial Plesiosaur (most likely Hauffiosaurus) from the Yorkshire Coast. This dates back 180 million years to the Toarcian period of the Jurassic. The block contains 5-6 dorsal vertebrae, a partial limb bone, many rib heads and some paddle bones.

[@jonathanroberts-bj7yl]

Amazing find.

[@adameliezer4723]

The king uploads after a year. For a second I thought you had quit uploading, glad you havent!

[@PalaeoArt]

Haha! Yes, it’s been a while that’s for sure. Glad you like them though.

[@adameliezer4723]

@@PalaeoArt I am a preparator at a museum in the US. I found your page during the pandemic. It was very helpful while I could not be at work.

[@fossil-freak_tom]

stunning,this is art in perfection 👍

[@PalaeoArt]

Many thanks. Glad you like it!

[@aserta]

Looking at the ammonite and thus understanding that it's the way up, i wonder if there's ever been such a severe reversal of the ground layers that one of these wound up upside down from where it was initially formed. I know there's vertical ones (the dinosaur footprint cliff and a few others) but never seen one upside down.
Regardless, great prep!

[@theomaymusic]

Who even are you?! what's your name?! this is amazing!
all best, Theo.

[@PalaeoArt]

Hi Theo. Glad you like the video. I'm Tom. I think we're connected through FB.

[@DreadEnder]

Amazing job!

[@crannagio]

Thanks for sharing... 👍🏻

[@terrydodsworth7350]

Lovely finished job, would love to find a nice plessy bone block to have a go on👍

[@PalaeoArt]

Thanks Terry. I’d love to claim that I found this one but sadly not. One day….

[@terrydodsworth7350]

@@PalaeoArt ahh ya never know the fossil gods may take pitty on us, the must be some rucksack sized skull nodules rolling around out there🤞

[@PalaeoArt]

@@terrydodsworth7350 hoping those Gods will be smiling down tomorrow when I hit the coast!!

[@terrydodsworth7350]

@@PalaeoArt good luck hope you find somthing good 👍🤞

[@alexandermelchers1497]

What are the telltale signs this might be Hauffiosaurus rather than one of the local cryptolidids? As an aside, the name Hauffiosaurus, being derived from the German name Hauff (an important family in the history of the fossils of Holzmaden), would be pronounced with an "au" as in "ouch!". Stunning specimen, though! And excellent prep-work!

[@GAMINGINDIA.]

😮😮😮

[@fernandorodriguez-hk2zw]

😮😮

[@jerk5959]

Do you ever utilize acid?