August 2011 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

Will the flora rise above the invertebrates? Let us know which one you think is the best find this month?

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

1. Florissantia speirii fossil flower – (Oligocene Little Butte Volcanic Series) – OR, USA

2. Drusy Quartz laden petrified Oak – (Oligocene) – SC, USA

3. Pulalius sp. crab – (Late Eocene Lincoln Creek Formation) – WA, USA

4. Pseudogygites latimarginatus trilobite – (Ordovician Whitby Formation) – Toronto, Canada

5. Portunus catalaunicus four crab combo – (Bartonian [Eocene] Collbàs Formation) – Catalonia, Spain

6. Fossil coral – (Oligocene/Miocene) – FL, USA

7. Priapulid sp. worm-like fossil – (Silurian Bertie Lagerstatte Williamsville Formation) – Ontario, Canada

8. Order Filicales fossil fern – (Westphalian D, Carboniferous) - Piesberg quarry, Germany

[JohnJ]

Looks like a rock flower really can bloom.

[Crinoid Queen]

Looks like a rock flower really can bloom.

Yep

[palaeopix]

Such a truly spectacular find by Scott!

No wonder it's running away with this (last) month's IPFOTM contest!:bow:

Dan

[Nandomas]

wow... those are great fossils

:D

Edited September 5, 2011 by Nandomas