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Pete Langham starts on the first jaw nudule of Mary the ichthyosaur. He is using a small compressed air driven chisel to remove rock from the upper jaw bone. This is a very delicate and time consuming operation. |
| The first two teeth are exposed for the first time in 180 million years. |  |
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A part of the upper and lower jaw with all the teeth exposed. |
| Pete Langham starting on the second jaw nodule with the air chisel. |  |
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The middle section of Mary's jaw (not all of it) compared to a smaller ichthyosaur jaw. |
| A closer view of the air driven chisel alongside a one pound coin to give you and idea of size. |  |
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A close view of Mary's teeth, imagine the power. |
| Tony doing some work on the front of the jaw. He wouldn't have stood there if Mary was alive. |  |
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The jaws will now go in the acid tank to dissolve out unwanted rock. |
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