[Nhcoll-l] Shark preparation protocol

[Gali Beiner]

Cartillage, not keratin.... Sorry about that! Otherwise the post still
applies!

בתאריך יום ה׳, 22 באוק׳ 2020, 15:31, מאת Gali Beiner ‏<
gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il>:

> Hi all,
>
> We need to deal with preparation of several shark specimens - in this
> case, defleshing (maceration) to receive skeletal parts. Since shark
> skeletons are so special (keratin!), I'd like to ask for advice concerning
> recommended maceration procedures.
>
> I did find a publication entitled A complete protocol for the preparation
> of chondrichthyan skeletal specimens (Enault et al., 2016) - I'll be happy
> to receive comments and recommendations, since we need the skeletal
> material to enter the collections and be used for morphological study.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gali
>
> --
> Gali Beiner (ACR)
> Conservator, Palaeontology Lab
> National Natural History Collections
> The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> Berman Building, Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram
> Jerusalem 91904, Israel
> Fax. 972-2-6585785
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>
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>
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