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Winner Of Dec. '09 Find Of The Month!


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The best fossil Find of the Month for December 2009 is the undescribed, new species of Codiopsis echinoid! Found by Dan Woehr in the Upper Cretaceous Corsicana Formation of Texas, it will be eventually be known by his name: Codiopsis woehri! Congratulations and thanks to Dan for sharing this unique discovery with the us. Also, thanks to the other members that shared their wonderful December finds with the Forum.

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We should have some news for the January contest this week. Thanks to all who voted!

The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true.  -  JJ

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Congrats, Dan!

Nothing like a para-type to get out the vote!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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yeth, major congrapples danno. and after this find, you need to ask yourself, "woehri go next?"

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... "woehri go next?"

Get out of my head thought stealer :P:D

I'm glad your fossil was chosen for FOTM Dan!!! You rock or your rock rocks :rock: :D

The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always.

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Congratulations Dan nice going

Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions?

Evolution is Chimp Change.

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain!

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Well I think I'll plop my woehri right down next to a pile of bexari (yes I just busted a rhyme)

Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

"To the motivated go the spoils."

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Congrats, Dan! So all it takes is a new species of Invert to win FOTM.... Have my work cut out for me. :)

-Dave

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If I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPhee

Check out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/

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GO ECHIES!

Congrats on the find!

Welcome to the forum!

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Congrats ! It is a marvelous specimen !

Coco

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Congrats!!!! Dan, sweet find get it named after you. B)B)B):)

It's my bone!!!

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Congrats Dan that's the sweetest little thing Ive seen in a long time.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory.

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Congratulations Dan!!!!

Now ...lets go get me one so you wont feel so lonely having the only one around.

Brian

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For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.

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Brian - mine isn't lonely....I've found 7 or 8! hehehe

Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

"To the motivated go the spoils."

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Dan.....Congratulations........superb detail.....

Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... :)

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