January 2012 Vertebrate Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

Warmer than normal weather has contributed to some ‘bonus’ finds this month. So, show some spine and choose your favorite for VFOTM.

The poll ends on Monday, February 6^th. You can also vote in our other Poll HERE.

1. Alopias grandis shark tooth – (Miocene) – VA, USA

2. Iniopterygian shark – (Pennsylvanian) – IL, USA

3. Hesperhys antiquus peccary tooth – (Miocene Kirkwood Formation) – NJ, USA

4. Carcharodon megalodon shark tooth – (Miocene) – FL, USA

5. Janassa sp. Chondrichthyes tooth – (Upper Mississippian Upper Bangor Limestone) – AL, USA

6. Associated Odontocete caudal vertebrae – (Miocene) – VA, USA

7. Palaeocarcharodon orientalis shark tooth – (Late Palaeocene Aquia Formation) – MD, USA

8. Associated Elasmosaur vertebrae – (Cretaceous / Albian Allaru Formation) – Queensland, Australia

9. Holoptyrex sp. partial fish – (Upper Cretaceous Taylor Group) – TX, USA

[Nandomas]

Great fossils this month... as ever

[Kosmoceras]

Very hard to vote! So many great finds! Keep it up!

[Bill]

Voted. Nice finds everyone.

Edited February 2, 2012 by Bill

[Darin]

Nice fossils in this contest. Never knew all these states and places had so many kinds of fossils.

[JohnJ]

Tomorrow we will know...