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Hi Meg, I can’t help with a replacement locality but the skull could be repaired using an underlay of Japanese tissue adhered into place to support an epoxy resin or Jesmonite layer which can then be shaped and coloured as required. With all good wishes, Simon. Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, www.natural-history-conservation.com > On 20 Nov 2018, at 14:24, Meg Cathcart-James <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Good afternoon all, > > We are currently in the process of conserving and packing skeletons at the Cole Museum of Zoology ready for our decant next year. We have a common seal skeleton that we would like to bring out of storage and put on display, however as you can see by the attached photos it has a large section of its skull missing (we do not have the missing fragment). > > Would anyone be able to provide us with similar photos of a whole skull of this species for our reference? We would also be very grateful for any advice on how to repair the skull, with such a large piece missing. > > Many thanks and best wishes, > > Meg > > > Meg Cathcart-James > Project Officer and Teaching Assistant > > School of Biological Sciences > University of Reading, Berkshire UK > > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Tel: 0118 378 5087 <tel:0118%20378%205087> > > For doctorate related communication, please email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > Please follow Cole Museum of Zoology on Twitter: @ColeMM2019 @ColeZoology > > To unsubscribe from the NATSCA list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=NATSCA&A=1 <https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=NATSCA&A=1><seal1.png><seal2.png> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the NATSCA list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=NATSCA&A=1