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Marc Behrendt Fossil News: Fossil Preparation. Tips on making your finds look their best.
! Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley: Plant Fossils and Their Preservation.
! BiologyBrowser (produced by Thomson Scientific). This is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community. Go to: Subject > Methods and Techniques > Paleontological techniques.
! Derek Briggs and Peter Crowther (eds.), Earth Pages, Blackwell Publishing: Paleobiology: A Synthesis (PDF files). Series of concise articles from over 150 leading authorities from around the world. Navigate from the content file. Excellent! Go to: Infrastructure of Palaeobiology.
! Lorna Ash & Heather Kroening, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta: Instructional Multimedia, Multimedia Topics, Botany. Go to: Peel Technique. See also here. Online and downloadable flash 4 movies. Excellent!
Keith W. Abineri, West Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, UK: THE EXAMINATION OF MICROFOSSILS, NANNOFOSSILS AND OTHER MICROSCOPICAL OBJECTS USING CELLULOSE LACQUER ROCK PEELS.
Marc Behrendt, Fossil News December, 1999, (Journal of Amateur Paleontologists), Boulder, Colorado: Fossil Preparation.
Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley: Plant Fossils and Their Preservation.
Brent H. Breithaupt (1992): The use of fossils in interpreting past environments. PDF file, Pages 147–158, in: Tested studies for laboratory teaching, Volume 13 (C. A. Goldman, Editor). Proceedings of the 13th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education. About making molds and casts.
Aranja Brix, Regensburg: Präparation (in German).
Dario De Franceschi, Jean Dejax & Gaël De Ploëg, Laboratoire de paléontologie, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France: Extraction du pollen inclus dans l'ambre [Sparnacien du Quesnoy (Oise), bassin de Paris] : vers une nouvelle spécialité de la paléo-palynologie. Abridged version about amber fragments from Le Quesnoy (Oise), yielding pollen.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Follow a Plant Fossil: Preparation.
Earth Science Australia: Fossil Preparation and Conservation.
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida: Fossil Preparation and Conservation. The information contained in fossils can be developed and enhanced by proper preparation techniques. The topics in these pages will help you to accomplish the goals of both preparation and conservation of fossil specimens.
! Lenny L.R. Kouwenberg et al. (2007):
A
new transfer technique to extract and process thin and fragmented
fossil cuticle using polyester overlays. Abstract,
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 145: 243-248.
See also
here
(PDF file).
Heather Kroening, & Karen Hagen, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta: Instructional Multimedia, Multimedia Topics, Procedures. Go to: How to make a wet mount. Online and downloadable flash movie.
Glen Kuban, Kuban´s Paleo Place: Fossil Preparation.
LRC Core Facility, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Floral and faunal components, Charcoal counting (sieve method). Procedure writeup (PDF file).
LRC Core Facility, Limnological Research Center,
University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis:
Floral and faunal components,
Pollen prep flow chart (HTML website),
Pollen processing, and
Quantitative pollen spike.
Procedure writeups (PDF files).
PageWise: Methods in Plant Histology. PageWise publishes articles on the internet, making them available to everyone. Book extract (published early in the 1900s), without images.
Jan Kresten Nielsen and Sten Lennart Jakobsen, Palaeontologia Electronica: EXTRACTION OF CALCAREOUS MACROFOSSILS ... (PDF file). A waterblasting technique is introduced as a cleaning agent in fossil preparation. Some references on air abrasion.
! Philip D. Rack, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering,
University of Tennessee:
Materials Laboratory Procedures. Go to:
Optical Microscopy, and
Sample Preparation (PDF files).
The nuts and bolds of microscopy, including hints about sample preparation.
Karl J. Reinhard, University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Palynology techniques for archaeology and geosciences. Extracting pollen from a variety of substrates, including consolidated geological deposits.
! James B. Riding and Jane E. Kyffin-Hughes (2004): A review oft the laboratory preparation of palynomorphs with a description of an effective non-acid technique. PDF file, Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia, 7: 13-44. Including a review of laboratory techniques on page 2.
Gar W. Rothwell, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Ohio University, Athens: Paleobotany. This course covers the evolutionary history of plants as revealed by the fossil record. Go to: Cutting a Coal Ball, and Coal Ball Peel Technique.
Roy Shepherd, Discovering Fossils. Discovering Fossils serves as an information Portal to relevant websites, currently covering the UK, US, Europe, Asia and Australia. Go to: Cleaning, Preparing and Repairing Fossils.
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: Materials and Methods. A bulletin board for preparators and those interested in preparation methods, and materials.
R.A. Stockey, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta: Preservation Types and Paleobotanical Techniques. A bibliography.
Used-line.com. A search engine for buyers of used, refurbished and surplus test and measurement, lab and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Verband Deutscher Präparatoren (VDP). In German.
! Steve Wagner, Paleocurrents.com, Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS): Fossil Preparation. This page describes some common tools and techniques used by paleontologists to repair and trim fossils.
James M. White,
Geological Survey of Canada,
Calgary (Highlights from Recent CAP Newsletters):
Differential
Sorting of Palynomorphs During Preparation:
Some Useful Research Topics.
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About.com: > Rocks & Sediments > Thin Sections.
Biozentrum Uni Basel und REM-Labor Uni Basel: Blockkurs Mikroskopie. A Tutorial (in German). Go to: Einbetten und Dünnschneiden.
Henry Barwood, Mineral Resources Section, Indiana Geological Survey, Bloomington, Indiana: The mineralogy and origin of coal balls.
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge: Optical Microscopy and Specimen Preparation. This teaching and learning package provides an introduction to the use of optical microscopes. It introduces the different types of microscope used to examine specimens and how to set them up correctly. There is also an introduction to specimen preparation.
Molecular & Cellular Imaging Facility, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas: PROCEDURE FOR STAINING THIN SECTIONS FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
C. Dorronsoro, Departament of Pedology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Spain: Thin sections. How to obtain thin sections.
Richard Hill, Lunar and Planetary Lab, University of Arizona (published by the Mid-America Paleontology Soc. in the Expo proceedings for 1999): Making Thin Sections by Hand. A method of manually making thin sections is presented. Simple techniques for maintaining parallelism that avoids direct measurement is described in detail and a number of examples are shown.
! Lenny L.R. Kouwenberg et al. (2007):
A
new transfer technique to extract and process thin and fragmented
fossil cuticle using polyester overlays. Abstract,
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 145: 243-248.
See also
here
(PDF file).
Heather Kroening, & Karen Hagen, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta: Instructional Multimedia, Multimedia Topics, Procedures. Go to: How to make a wet mount. Online and downloadable flash movies.
Glen J. Kuban: FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). Nine articles from an introduction to fossil collecting, e.g. Fossil Preparation.
Logitech Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Suppliers of thin section preparation equipment and systems. Go to: Thin section preparation techniques.
LRC Core Facility, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Sedimentology and mineralogy, Thin sections (PDF file). This is a procedure writeup of the practical aspects of how to embed samples for thin section slab preparation.
LUCAS, Lakehead University Centre for Analytical Services, (Geology Department Mineral Processing Laboratory, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada): Preparation of Thin Sections. PDF file.
PageWise Inc.: Public Bookshelf, Methods in Plant Histology. This book has been published in the early 1900´s. Go to: Plant histology: Paleobotany.
Gar W. Rothwell, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Ohio University, Athens: Cutting a Coal Ball, and Coal Ball Peel Technique. Part of the Paleobotany course.
I. Salins and A. J. Ringrose-Voase, CSIRO Division of Soils, Canberra, Australia: Impregnation Techniques for Soils and Clay Materials. PDF file. The problems and overcoming them.
Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady, NY: Making Petrographic Thin Sections. A short description of how to make thin sections.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Thin section.
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Preparation and Conservation: Supplies and Equipment
The American Association of Paleontological Suppliers (A.A.P.S.). A.A.P.S. was organized to create a professional association of commercial fossil and mineral collectors and preparators for the purpose of promoting ethical collecting practices and cooperative liaisons with researchers, instructors, curators and exhibit managers in the academic and museum paleontological community.
Biotec Microslides, UK.
Earth Science Australia: Fossil Preparation and Conservation.
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida: Preparation and Conservation Supplies and Equipment. A list of businesses and vendors that can provide you with the supplies you will need. This list is shown chiefly for the convenience of fossil collectors and preparators.
FSB Shop, Olaf Schwitalla, Germany. Supplies and Equipment (in German).
Gleumes Geosciences, Köln, Germany (in German). Geological maps, literature, tools.
Green Geological Equipment. Supplies, materials and equipment that are necessary to complete the work of the micropaleontologist.
Green Geology, Whittier, California. Micropaleo kits.
Henssen PalaeoWerkstatt. Preparation and conservation, casts and reconstructions, dioramas, etc.
Dr. F. Krantz, Rheinisches Mineralien-Kontor GmbH & Co. KG, Bonn, Germany.
Logitech Ltd.: Geological Sciences.
Lehrmittel Dieter Luksch, Gronsdorf. In German.
Verband Deutscher Präparatoren (VDP). In German.
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