[Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Green bird skeleton

[Callomon,Paul]

Fishes in the Gar family have naturally green bones. During WWII, British people, not notoriously picky in normal times, refused to eat them.

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Schubert, Blaine W.
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2025 12:07 PM
To: Jacqueline Miller <jmiller at rom.on.ca>; Fabian Neisskenwirth <info at naturhistorische-konservierung.de>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] [EXTERNAL] Re: Green bird skeleton


External.
I once soaked an alligator skeletal specimen in dilute ammonia and there was a copper wire in with specimen tag. The copper went into solution and turned the bone into a beautiful green color.

Blaine W. Schubert, PhD
Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Paleontology
Director, Gray Fossil Site & Museum
Professor, Dept. of Geosciences
East Tennessee State University

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