JohnJ Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 The Winner of the November 2011 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is a group of associated Glyptotherium osteoderms from the Pleistocene terrace deposits in Texas, USA! Congratulations to danwoehr on his uncommon find. Thank you to everyone who participated. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbyte Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hello Danwoehr, Congratulation to you on an impressive find. Bobby "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 congratulations! "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Well done Dan! Love those osteoderms. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Congratulation Dan, a well deserved prize Edited December 7, 2011 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Congratulations, Dan.. Unusual fossil to me.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Congratulations on the fantastic fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Congratulations... that is a cool fossil. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Congrats!!! Awesome find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks y'all. I've taken maybe 15-20 disassociated osteoderms over the years from scattered Pleistocene sites. They aren't especially common in TX. I've only seen articulated osteoderms in publications, so I was pleased to cross paths with this specimen. And its a good thing I took a pic in situ, as there were cracks all through it and I was caught flat footed with no plaster or superglue. Now its in about 30 pieces but I think I can put it back together. I'll be going back for more of this critter very soon! BTW, these are the smallest osteoderms I've encountered to date, so perhaps I'm dealing with a juvenile. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Well how bout dat! Congrats! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hi, Congrat Dan, it is a nice fossil I never seen in France. 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...
Nandomas Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Hi, Congrat Dan, it is a nice fossil I never seen in France. Coco They call it the Wolkswagen of the fossils Edited December 7, 2011 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Ah OK ! Then it is doubtless normal that I have never seen it in France, he must be more common in Germany 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...
astron Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Wonderful find Congratlations I think it will be much nicer after the prep. Looking forward to seeing it then Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 This is truly a great find. I've found only dissassociated osteoderms myself, never so much as two together. Congratulations and... good luck putting that gem back together, it will make one fine display piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Wow! I've never seen that many osteoderms in one place before outside of a museum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaak Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 congratulations! you got my vote too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Congratulations on a fantastic find! Even though I had my own submission in the contest I still had to cast my vote for you. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thanks y'all. I've taken maybe 15-20 disassociated osteoderms over the years from scattered Pleistocene sites. They aren't especially common in TX. I've only seen articulated osteoderms in publications, so I was pleased to cross paths with this specimen. And its a good thing I took a pic in situ, as there were cracks all through it and I was caught flat footed with no plaster or superglue. Now its in about 30 pieces but I think I can put it back together. I'll be going back for more of this critter very soon! BTW, these are the smallest osteoderms I've encountered to date, so perhaps I'm dealing with a juvenile. Congrats Dan - really cool find. What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 glad yall like that thing... figured it may foster a little rubber neckin! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Congrats, hope you can find the rest of the critter in the hillside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureGalTx Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 AWESOME!!! Great work!! :Bananasaur: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hey dan... congrats on winning and ... wow.. heckuva cool find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then..... Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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