
It's ironic that this fossil has survived for so long, has withstood all the taphonomic pressures placed upon it, has resisted modern weathering, was collected from the field and carefully transported back to the lab, only to be cut in two! But I know that I can gain a wealth of information about the rare earth element signatures of bone and the surrounding cement that will indicate the depositional environment and timing of concretion formation. So it's definitely worth it, just a little heart-breaking.