Re: Use of Glyptal and Shellac in Paleontology

[Jeff Poling <jpoling@dinosauria.com>]

> "Hello, I am currently working on a research paper involving the history,
>uses, benefits, drawbacks and removal of the products Glyptal and Shellac
>from fossilized bone. I am curious to find information from people who have
>


   There's an article about the removal of SHellac and Glyptal, written, if
memory serves, from somebody at the San Diego museum, in the FOSSILS section
of my journal, http://www.dinosauria.com.  Don't know how much help that'll
be, but maybe it's a start....

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