JohnJ Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Winner of the September 2011 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the Actinopterygian fish brain endocast from the Pennsylvanian Bridgeport Shale of TX, USA! Congratulations to Roz on her find and 2nd win with a Pennsylvanian age discovery! Thank you to all who participated. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congratulations, Roz! Well spotted! Fantastic find - it deserved the award! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Roz... Congratulations... :Thumbs Up: Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Q: What kind of fish performs brain surgery? A: The Neuro-Sturgeon! (also an Actinopterygian) Congratulations on your wonderful win Roz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchtrilobite Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Very very very impressive! Congrats ! My new website : http://www.trilobite.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Roz, Congratulations on the superb fine!!!! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 congrats on your award winning find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats, Roz! What I also liked about it is that it also looks like a turkey roast and I love turkey! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Q: How did Roz distinguish this superb tiny thing??? A: She had borrowed her cat's eyes Congratulations, Roz , for this amazing find Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats! Amazing specimen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Nice fish brains! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbyte Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congratulations Roz. Very interesting find. Bobby "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats! That thing is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 congrats that is one cool find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Q: What kind of fish performs brain surgery? A: The Neuro-Sturgeon! (also an Actinopterygian) Congratulations on your wonderful win Roz! Very good one, Scott.. And thanks, I love that fossil... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Q: How did Roz distinguish this superb tiny thing??? A: She had borrowed her cat's eyes Congratulations, Roz , for this amazing find My cat probably does have better eyes than mine but she would have to wrestle me for that brain.... Thank you !! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thank you all for your kind words too!! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats Rozzo! It deserved to win because of it's rarity, uniqueness and quality of preservation. It's fine specimens like yours that become the basis for scientific papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Congrats Rozzo! It deserved to win because of it's rarity, uniqueness and quality of preservation. It's fine specimens like yours that become the basis for scientific papers. I did see a nice pdf that someone sent with a brain that looks like the one I found.. That is my favorite fossil and always will be.. Thank you kind sir.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Very cool fossil WTG!!!!!! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thank you, Worthy.... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi, Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJon Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 That is a beautiful fossil, Roz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Thank you Coco and GeoJohn.. I study it daily.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 That's a wonderful find and you deserve this award! You go girl. 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...
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