JohnJ Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 It's time to show us more of your jaw-dropping FINDS! :eat popcorn: I know...it could be scary this month. The objective is to have fun. So carefully read the rules below, and go make some great finds! Entries will be taken through October 31st. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests 1. You find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found by you. 2. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. 3. Your Fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or the significant Preparation of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. 4. You must include the Date of your Discovery or the Date of Preparation Completion. 5. You must include the common or scientific name. 6. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found. 7. Play fair. No bought fossils. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. The maximum entries allowed by the Polling software will be selected for each contest by the staff. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the Fossils. So, only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Within a few days, we will know the two winning Finds of the Month! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) Hello all. To open the dance, this is my first entry for this month. It's about the second leaf of the same species of the genus phoenix palms I have found lately and as my investigation indicates these are the first fossils of this species ever found in my island. I have tried with no result an exact id and I wonder if this very species is undescribed sofaf? Fossil: Palm leaf of the genus phoenix (part and counterpart). Dimensions: 18 x 11 cm. Age: Late miocene. Locality: Middle Crete island, Greece. Found on: 2 Oct. 2011. Edited October 9, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Well this is my find. Picked up last Saturday. This is a very rare Glyptolepis. Until prepped I don't know if it's paucidens or leptopterus. From Middle Old Red Sandstone, Devonian in age, about 380+ ma. Found in Orkney in the upper Sandwick fish bed/ lower Stromness flags border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi, I recently posted something in the Forum about the preparation of a fish which I found while on holiday in Denmark this summer. Here's the story: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/24397-preparation-of-an-eocene-fish-from-denmark/ Now I'd like to enter this fellow in the contest for this month. An 18 cm. long Mackerel belonging to the family of the Scombridae (Bleeker 1851). From the Upper Moler Series Silstrup Member Fur Formation Eocene Ypresium Found at the Moler pit in Ejerslev on the island of Mors, Limfjord, Jutland, Denmark on August the 8th. Prepared with air abrader, air pens and electric engravers and sanding stones, needles, razor blades and vinegar essence to dissolve the stone immediately above the fine structures. Protected at the end with a fine film of zapon stone conserver. Completed after 40 hours of work on October the 2nd. The first picture shows the stones it was in as found and the next ones show the end product. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaholic Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 This is my best fossil find to date, and has to be a contender for FOTM. I found this Mastodon lower tusk in a south Florida creek Thursday the 6th of October, while hunting alone. It is Pleistocene, and was found in loose association with other Mastodon bones, including a tooth, that was found broken in half, but both pieces came up in my shovel 15 minutes apart! Talk about a lucky day. This tusk is in virtually perfect shape with no cracks, chips, or notable damage. It is 7.5 inches long, and 1.5 X 1.0 inch in diameter. This object meets the number one rule for the contest…it sure makes for a fun day! "A man who asks is a fool for five minutes. A man who never asks is a fool for life". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Invertebrate Entry: Oct 7, 2011 Late Silurian Fiddlers Green Formation Fort Erie ON Canada Eurypterid: ID by Sam Ciurca (Associate Curator of the Yale/ Peabody Museum) "Nice - I believe this is 'Eurypterus' laculatus from the Ellicott Creek Breccia, Fiddlers Green Formation, Bertie Group" Edited October 12, 2011 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Very nice prep Roger! PL Hi, I recently posted something in the Forum about the preparation of a fish which I found while on holiday in Denmark this summer. Here's the story: http://www.thefossil...h-from-denmark/ Now I'd like to enter this fellow in the contest for this month. An 18 cm. long Mackerel belonging to the family of the Scombridae (Bleeker 1851). From the Upper Moler Series Silstrup Member Fur Formation Eocene Ypresium Found at the Moler pit in Ejerslev on the island of Mors, Limfjord, Jutland, Denmark on August the 8th. Prepared with air abrader, air pens and electric engravers and sanding stones, needles, razor blades and vinegar essence to dissolve the stone immediately above the fine structures. Protected at the end with a fine film of zapon stone conserver. Completed after 40 hours of work on October the 2nd. The first picture shows the stones it was in as found and the next ones show the end product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 This is going to be good... So many amazing finds already! The voting will be hard though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Invertebrate Entry: Oct 7, 2011 Late Silurian Fiddlers Green Formation Fort Erie ON Canada Eurypterid: ID by Sam Ciurca"Nice - I believe this is 'Eurypterus' laculatus from the Ellicott Creek Breccia, Fiddlers Green Formation, Bertie Group" Oh my! Peter - that's a beauty! Congratulations on finding this! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Hi, I recently posted something in the Forum about the preparation of a fish which I found while on holiday in Denmark this summer. Here's the story: http://www.thefossil...h-from-denmark/ Now I'd like to enter this fellow in the contest for this month. An 18 cm. long Mackerel belonging to the family of the Scombridae (Bleeker 1851). From the Upper Moler Series Silstrup Member Fur Formation Eocene Ypresium Found at the Moler pit in Ejerslev on the island of Mors, Limfjord, Jutland, Denmark on August the 8th. Prepared with air abrader, air pens and electric engravers and sanding stones, needles, razor blades and vinegar essence to dissolve the stone immediately above the fine structures. Protected at the end with a fine film of zapon stone conserver. Completed after 40 hours of work on October the 2nd. The first picture shows the stones it was in as found and the next ones show the end product. Absolutely Gorgeous! Well Done, Roger! 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...
pleecan Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Oh my! Peter - that's a beauty! Congratulations on finding this! Regards, Thank you Tim! But it truly dwarfs what was found that day by a guy from Ohio... fossil fish from Silurian! rare Acanthodii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Eureka a Eurypterus! Congrats Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Thanks guys, but wait up a bit. There are probably still more goodies coming. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Eureka a Eurypterus! Congrats Peter! Thanks Scott! The fossil is a bit banged up from the blast pile but it is 70% there... lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 My entry for Fossil of the month is this beautiful pre-dinosaur reptile track way with both the positive and negative impressions. This track way includes one of the best prints I have ever found. The definition, clarity and depth of the prints are just perfect. The prints are approximately 315 million years old. This track way, although only six inches long has eight very well defined four & five toed prints. Also on the same stone is a small insect (arthropod) track way which is 5 inches long and originates and terminates in a burrow. Preserved and fossilized in fine siltstone 150 million years before the evolution of the dinosaurs, these trace fossils are amongst the oldest evidence of land dwelling animals. Found in Plainville, Massachusetts on October 2, 2011 – Pennsylvanian (coal age). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 My entry for Fossil of the month is this beautiful pre-dinosaur reptile track way with both the positive and negative impressions. This track way includes one of the best prints I have ever found. The definition, clarity and depth of the prints are just perfect. The prints are approximately 315 million years old. This track way, although only six inches long has eight very well defined four & five toed prints. Also on the same stone is a small insect (arthropod) track way which is 5 inches long and originates and terminates in a burrow. Preserved and fossilized in fine siltstone 150 million years before the evolution of the dinosaurs, these trace fossils are amongst the oldest evidence of land dwelling animals. Found in Plainville, Massachusetts on October 2, 2011 – Pennsylvanian (coal age). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 another pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 another pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I like those tracks DHK ! Very interesting plate. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Hey dhk, I can just imagine that little critter dancing around in the mud. The little guy could never have imagined just how much his little tracks would mean to someone so far in the future. Very nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 (edited) I was going to leave this beauty in the matrix but just had to see if the lingual face was as prefect as the labial. I found it Oct. 1st at the Ash Grove Quarry in Midlothian, Northwest Ellis County, Texas, and preped it on the 7th. This is Upper Cretaceous (Coniacian), Austin Group, Atco Formation Order Lamniformes Family Mitsukinidae (goblin shark) Genus Scapanorhyncus (Woodward 1889) Species texanus (Roemer 1849) size 35mm Edited October 17, 2011 by BobWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alopias Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 another great fossil for October , I like this tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 another great fossil for October , I like this tooth Thanks, I know it's pretty common by many peoples standards but for me it's my best so far (ya gotta start somewhere) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcreekhunter Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Carcharocles auriculatus Monmouth county New Jersey 2 1/4 inches October 16, 2011 Shark River formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I like those tracks DHK ! Very interesting plate. PL Thanks, it was a dickens to dig out but the split was clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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