JohnJ Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 The Winner of the August 2010 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is an unidentified dolphin skull found in the Miocene / Early Pliocene Tangahoe Formation of Taranaki, NZ! Congratulations Dave (POM) Allen! We all hope to see more of this important skull as research and prep work continue. Thanks to everyone that shared your finds this month. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsw Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 (edited) Congrats on an amazing fossil! Edited September 6, 2010 by jsw - Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Congrats on your win! That skull is amazing. 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. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Congratulations on a great find and great prep work. The Winner of the August 2010 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is an unidentified dolphin skull found in the Miocene / Early Pliocene Tangahoe Formation of Taranaki, NZ! Congratulations Dave (POM) Allen! We all hope to see more of this important skull as research and prep work continue. Thanks to everyone that shared your finds this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 DavePOMallen.... Congratulations....I had to 'flipper' coin to decide this category... nice find and keep us posted.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-dog Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Congrats on the win,it sure grabbed my vote as soon as I seen it. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Congrats Dave, nice skull.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Excellent find and sure hope you give us any updates on it regarding it's ID.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 awesome find, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 That is truly an amazing fossil and well deserved of VFOTM, congrats!!! " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiljunkie Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 what a find. congratulations. Today's the day! Mel Fisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BOHUNTER Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 CONGRATS! I look forward to making a nice entry one day soon! Probably be the month everyone finds a Fully articulated vertebrate though, and Im here with a Camel tooth! LOL Awesome find, one thing is you cant find it sitting at a computer all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 CONGRATS! I look forward to making a nice entry one day soon! Probably be the month everyone finds a Fully articulated vertebrate though, and Im here with a Camel tooth! LOL Awesome find, one thing is you cant find it sitting at a computer all day! wow amazing find! congrats!! -shamus -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks everyone for all the kind words .I am going to stop entering this and give others a chance, i am finding material worthy of entry all the time, but will just find other ways of sharing with you all. I am off for a walk along the beach today and just dont know what i may find, 2 days ago found a nice seal jaw already tidied it up and it look awesome heres a quick shot of it. Happy hunting all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Hi Dave... just forgot to congratulate you. Great find!!!! Nando Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Hey Dave, Congratulations! By the way, I can offer an identification now. This is a Delphinid odontocete, the group that includes "true" or oceanic dolphins. This is something fairly closely related to the extant genus Stenella. And as for that pinniped jaw, that is a true seal (Phocidae), whereas the modern jaw is from Arctocephalus forsteri, the New Zealand Fur Seal (which is not a "true" seal, but much more closely related to sea lions). Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sweet! congratulations. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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