June 2010 Vertebrate Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

As usual, our contest entries deserve their own museum! Congratulations to all who submitted their fossils. Thank you for sharing your finds and knowledge.

The poll ends on Tuesday, July 6th. You can also vote in our other Poll HERE.

1. Trachemys platymarginata turtle skull – (Pliocene river deposits) - FL, USA

2. Mammut americanum juvenile mastodon tooth – (Pleistocene) – NC, USA

3. Herpetocetus bramblei mysticete whale skull – (Pliocene Purisima Formation) – CA, USA

4. Unidentified sea bird – (late Miocene / early Pliocene Tangahoe formation) – Taranaki, NZ

[Terry Dactyll]

Voted....I think those bird nodules are awsome and unusual.... look forward to seeing more....

Good luck everyone....

[seanm]

Birds always do it for me. Good luck to everyone.

Sean

[JohnJ]

Definitely a hard choice. Any one of them would be a significant addition to a collection.

[fossildan]

Bird, turtle, turtle, bird, decisions decisions hmmmm...