Set of 2 C/S SALAMANDER SKULLS skeleton bone freak show

2 REAL SALAMANDER SKULLS

Cleared and stained.  Classic and Rare specimens!

2 Different Preps!  Each bid gets a set like that shown - 1 Red and 1 Blue.

LOT  SIZE  (# per Bid or Lot):  2 specimens, 1 each red and blue as shown.

SHIPS  TO:  USA ONLY!

INTERNATIONAL: Only if an auction is NOT for animals or animal parts - (animal parts includes all freeze-dried critters, insects, insect parts, cocoons, coral, coral jewelry, bone, bone jewelry, etc.) - then I will consider international shipments.  Please contact me before bidding/buying.

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ITEM  DESCRIPTION:

Specimens are stored and will be shipped in a small jar of diluted Rubbing Alcohol.  Specimens can be transferred into pure glycerin to make the tissue even more transparent!

The best way to display these is to take a pane of glass or plexiglass that is cut to slide into a clear jar.  The pane should be large enough to catch the lower part of the jar rim and stand almost vertically.  Then use thread or small monofilament to tie the specimen to the glass pane.  This is slipped into the jar - filled with standard rubbing alcohol (or glycerin) and capped.  These look great in Zoology Classes, Specimen Curios, and even as "Freak Show" or "Sideshow" items.

These are real Salamander Skulls (large Necturus).  They have been cleared and stained to make a red skeletal (bone only) prep, and blue/purple to make a developmental (bone and cartilage) prep.

The red specimen is about 1-1/2 inches and the blue/purple is about 1-3/4 inches long.  The muscle tissue is partly removed on the red specimen to better show the skull, but tissue is still attached on the other to show the details of the nasal area.  These have been cleared through a tedious process to make the tissue transparent.

This is a very labor-intensive and relatively expensive way to prepare and show skeletal structures "in situ".  These types of preps have become rare and I have not been able to find another source for them - even among the specialized sources that supply Universities.  These specimens are old stock from an old Biological Supply Company that can no longer get them.

I was able to get the following specimens: Salamander Heads (2 styles/preps) -- Frog (red and blue preps) -- Fish (red and purple preps).  Please check my other auctions or store (under the Skulls and Skeletons section) to see what I have left. 

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NO SALES/SHIPPING TO MISSISSIPPI ON THIS SET