Description: Sometimes when you’re out digging, the sun dips just enough to put the whole rock face into motion. While you yet hammer, it breaks loose and slides slowly beneath you. You forget where you are but for the rocks and realize that where you are now was once alive and part of some great river. Millions of years ago, it devoured whole sections of Montana and dried up, no sign at all but the leaves pressed into shelves. You open each one like a drawer, careful to protect its secrets. Each one is a little different than the one before. When at last you are interrupted, whether by voice or by weather, you stand up and look at the leaves on the ground all around you. This one is a Fagopsiphyllum groenlandicum. In another hour, with a plate and a beer before you, you will remember its name. It’s perfectly centered on a piece of matrix measuring approximately 4” x 3” x 3/4” and weighing 11.6 ounces. Free US shipping only. A note about fossils: While there are many fakes and forgeries on the market—and you need to be careful when purchasing fossils—I am confident of my sourcing and preparation. To be clear, nearly all fossils on the market are restored to some degree in preparation. But this kind of preparation is different from faking and/or misrepresenting fossils, which is usually but not always done to deceive or mislead buyers. That is why the skill and judgment of the preparer are so important—for there is a fine line between the restoration and forgery of fossils. That’s why I am not able to discern for YOU where exactly that line is drawn. Speaking for myself, restoration and repair of cracks, wear, dangerously thin plates, and “bite” marks are acceptable so long as they don't change or misrepresent the original fossil find. So, too, are the careful use of pigments and clear non-yellowing sealants which are used to protect and finish the fossil. I have seen hundreds and even thousands of "raw" fossils from the sites represented among my offerings. Some are nearly impeccable, but are dull in appearance until they have been sealed. Others have fragile plates, wear spots, or "bite" marks which, to my way of thinking, the preparer needs to address. And it’s not easy. If they do too much, they risk ruining the fossil, and, if they do not do enough, the fossil doesn't look as nice as it might—which, to my mind, makes the piece less desirable. So before you purchase a fossil from me, please look very closely at the pictures. If you see something you do not like, then please do NOT purchase the fossil. My aim is to offer only the very best fossils—those in the top 5% of all fossils taken—from exciting and exclusive sites. But, in the end, it is YOU who must be pleased. If you are not, please re-read my return policy above. I’m not wanting anyone to feel saddled with something they don’t like.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Galesburg, Illinois
End Time: 2024-04-02T02:58:57.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
