221 Paleontology/Paleobotany (Posters) II
JELLYFISH SANDWICH: EMBEDDING, PREPARATION, AND SECTIONING OF RECENT JELLYFISH TO AID IN FOSSIL JELLY RECOGNITION
Paper number: 221-9
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Abstract
Extant jellyfish were collected off the California coast and then buried with differing orientations in mud from the collecting locality. They were dried for 9 months to mimic previously observed conditions. Various consolidants were used to harden the sample. This mud slab was then encased in tinted plaster to establish a consistent edge for the sectioning saw. The resulting sections give an analog of fossilized jellies to aid recognition of the fossil jelly record.