Cris Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Entries will be taken through June 30th. 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 Contests1. 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, gofind your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's my entry for Invertebrate of the month. It's a multiple plate of Eldredgeops rana. One guy seems to be trying to hide under his buddy's tail from the approaching tsunami of mud, which ultimately buried them all. Eldredgeops rana Lower Windom Shale, Moscow Formation Penn-Dixie Quarry, Hamburg, New York Middle Devonian Collected on 5/18/2013 Prepped 6/5 - 6/6 AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's my entry for vertebrate fossil of the month: Protosphyraena rostrum found 07Jun2013 in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, TX Period: Cretaceous Stage: Cenomanian Series: Comanchean Group: Washita Formation: Grayson SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's my entry: Couple of medium size Anasibirites kingianus from the Thaynes formation early triassic of Cowboy Pass Utah If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's my entry for Invertebrate of the month. It's a multiple plate of Eldredgeops rana. One guy seems to be trying to hide under his buddy's tail from the approaching tsunami of mud, which ultimately buried them all. Eldredgeops rana Lower Windom Shale, Moscow Formation Penn-Dixie Quarry, Hamburg, New York Middle Devonian Collected on 5/18/2013 Prepped 6/5 - 6/6 B.jpg C.jpg Love the bugs from NY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Here's my entry: Couple of medium size Anasibirites kingianus from the Thaynes formation early triassic of Cowboy Pass Utah When was it found, John? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 OOPS! Found May 17th but finished prepped June 7th If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Here is my entry for the invertebrate fossil of the month: On June 2nd I found this rare, we think it may be whole, Celtencrinurus trilobite in the Galena Formation, Fillmore County, Minnesota. The hunt is on my website. Bev The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) In my eyes, some of the most remarkable and delicate invertebrate fossils are those of Genicularia vertebralis, an annelid worm of the class Polychaetia. The “fossils” are actually the casts of the burrows these worms created and are represented by calcified shells. Some are wonderfully preserved, albeit somewhat fragile and the preservation of the ornamentation never fails to delight. Found 14 / 12 / 2012 by myself, tentatively finished prepping today. Geology of find: athleta Zone , Lower Oxford Clay , Peterborough , UK : 165Ma. Darren. Edited June 11, 2013 by D&E Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcox Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 My entry for invertebrate of the month: Eurypterus Remipes, a Euryriptide from the late Silurian Bertie Group. Found in the fiddlers green formation at ridgemont quarry Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada on June 7th 2013. Found by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) Well it doesnt hurt to enter, but i thought this tooth was really cool. tiger shark, galeocerdo adunchus with pathology, 2 tips, one bent very far back. Its my first ever tooth with major pathology. oligocene chandlerbridge formation summerville SC Edited June 16, 2013 by zachj one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Well it doesnt hurt to enter, but i thought this tooth was really cool. tiger shark, galeocerdo adunchus with pathology, 2 tips, one bent very far back. Its my first ever tooth with major pathology. oligocene chandlerbridge formation summerville SC Love it. I have a couple split tips but nothing quite like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 you should enter your ric! it sure beats the heck out of my tooth! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) My entry for the Invertebrate of the month: Name: Sporadoscinia stellata Phylum: Porifera Class: Hexactinellida Age: K2st (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian) Location: Saratov, Russian Federation Discovery date: 2 June 2013 Preparation finished: 3 June 2013 Short description: Complete skeleton with stem and roots Edited June 16, 2013 by Evgeny Kotelevsky 1 http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 You've got to be kidding! Rotating in 3D. Even though I've submitted my own entry.....I may have to vote for yours on style. Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 WOW, Evgeny! I love seeing your fossil animated!! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Tom, Roz, thanks 3D is the best way of showing sponges because of their forms difficult to perception from 2D photo http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 My entry for the Invertebrate of the month: Name: Sporadoscinia stellata Phylum: Porifera Class: Hexactinellida Age: K2st (Upper Cretaceous, Santonian) Location: Saratov, Russian Federation Discovery date: 2 June 2013 Preparation finished: 3 June 2013 Short description: Complete skeleton with stem and roots WOW!!! Wonderful presentation of a beautiful fossil. This reminded me of a topic regarding 3D imaging that was posted in the past that I meant to follow-up on, but forgot. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/18708-3d-object-photography/ Thanks for reminding me. Now all I've got to do is get the materials and give it a try. SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evgeny Kotelevsky Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 WOW!!! Wonderful presentation of a beautiful fossil. This reminded me of a topic regarding 3D imaging that was posted in the past that I meant to follow-up on, but forgot. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/18708-3d-object-photography/ Thanks for reminding me. Now all I've got to do is get the materials and give it a try. Thanks! Don't forget to show us your result of 3D imaging http://evgenykotelevsky.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Found this golden Nautiloid on June 14 and prepped on June 18. There appears to be a predatory bite mark in the shell! Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 This is going to be a tough vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Beautiful fossil! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraspis Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) Hi, this is my contribution to the Vertebrate contest. It is 7 cm (2.8 inch) long juvenile individual of a Discosauriscus sp. (Amphibian)Date of the discovery and preparation: June 22th 2013Locality: Boskovice, Czech Republic (Europe)Geologic Age: Letovice formation (Paleozoic, Permian, 299 Ma) Fossil after preparation Field where it was found: Situation at finding and before preparation: Edited June 23, 2013 by miraspis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) I thought I would throw my hat into the ring with a Vertebrate fossil Coelacanth fish called Rhabdoderma elegans. This juvenile fish is about 7cm or nearly 3 inches long. I discovered it June 15, 2013 while splitting Cannel coal from Linton, Ohio. This Cannel coal is from the Upper Freeport #7 coal in the Allegheny group, making this fossil Pennsylvanian in age. Here is part and counterpart. Enjoy! Edited June 23, 2013 by fossilcrazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I thought I would throw my hat into the ring with a Vertebrate fossil Coelacanth fish called Rhabdoderma elegans. This juvenile fish is about 7cm or nearly 3 inches long. I discovered it June 15, 2013 while splitting Cannel coal from Linton, Ohio. This Cannel coal is from the Upper Freeport #7 coal in the Allegheny group, making this fossil Pennsylvanian in age. IMG_1047 R.jpg Here is part and counterpart. IMG_1088 R.JPG Enjoy! There it is! Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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