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Inpainting
Painting detail — fin rays, scales, suture lines, shell colour — onto filler or onto the matrix to complete or improve a fossil's appearance.
Painting detail — fin rays, scales, suture lines, shell colour — onto filler or onto the matrix to complete or improve a fossil's appearance. A form of restoration; common on Green River plates and Moroccan material.
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Stratum Study. "Inpainting" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/inpainting. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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