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2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (IPFOTY) The winner of the 2022 IPFOTY goes to... Proscorpius osborni scorpion - Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green Formation, Phelps Member - Lang's quarry, Herkimer, New York Congratulations to @Dean Ruocco !!!

Wondering if anyone could help with identifying these fossils found on Holden Beach NC last year?

2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (VFOTY) The winner of the 2022 VFOTY goes to... Penguin (taxon indet.) - Late Miocene, likely Greta Fm - Canterbury, New Zealand Congratulations @mamlambo !!!

Here we are with our 2022 IPFOTY contest entries. These are all 12 of our IPFOTM winners from 2022, listed in the order of the month they won. Carefully review these entries and vote for the one you think deserves the title of 2022 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Year! Poll closes on the 25th of January just before midnight. You can also vote for the 2022 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Year contest HERE. 1. Echinolampas hemisphaerica echinoid - Miocene, Serravallian - Aquitaine, France 2. Architarbus rotundatus spider - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Grundy County, Illinois 3. Murex spinicosta & Bolinus brandaris gastropods - Pliocene - Southwest France 4. Androgynoceras maculatum ammonite - Lower Jurassic (Lower Lias) - Holderness Coast, Mappleton, West Yorkshire, UK 5. Unidentified cidarid echinoid - Santonian age of the late Cretaceous, Dessau Formation - Central Texas 6. Larval Olenellus sp. trilobite - Cambrian, Kinzers Formation - Lancaster, Pennsylvania 7. Ekwanoscutellum ekwanensis trilobite - Silurian, Thornloe Fm - Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada 8. Proscorpius osborni scorpion - Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green Formation, Phelps Member - Lang's quarry, Herkimer, New York 9. Diaphorodendron rimosom bark w/ Spirorbis sp. polychaete worms - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Grundy County, Illinois 10. Spider (similar to Aphantomartis) - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale (307 Ma) - Pit 3, Braidwood, Illinois 11. Discoscaphites iris ammonite - Late Cretaceous Period (Late Maastrichtian), Owl Creek Formation - Mississippi 12. Feldmannia wintoni crab carapace - Cretaceous, Upper Albian, Pawpaw Fm - Tarrant County, Texas

Here we are with our 2022 VFOTY contest entries. These are all 12 of our VFOTM winners from 2022, listed in the order of the month they won. Carefully review these entries and vote for the one you think deserves the title of 2022 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Year! Poll closes on the 25th of January just before midnight. You can also vote for the 2022 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Year contest HERE. 1. Metatheria (marsupial) tooth - Late Cretaceous, Aguja Fm (~82-77 Ma) - Brewster County, Texas 2. Mammuthus columbi mammoth skull segment with ear bone - Pleistocene - Brazos River, southeast Texas 3. Glikmanius occidentalis cladodont tooth - Late Pennsylvanian (Finis Shale; Graham Formation) - Jacksboro, Texas 4. Enchodus fish jaw - Cretaceous, Cenomanian - Cap-blanc-Nez, France 5. Nothosaurus sp. sauropterygian reptile skull - Triassic, Muschelkalk - Winterswijk, The Netherlands 6. Mazonova helmichnus (Amphibian Eggs) - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Pit 11 (Mazon Creek) Braidwood, Illinois 7. Mosasaur (Tylosaurus?) tail section - Pierre Shale, Campanian, Upper Cretaceous - South Dakota 8. Plesiosaurus sp. paddle bones/digits - Lower Jurassic (Toarcian), Whitby Mudstone Formation - Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England 9. Ptychodus mortoni associated toothset - Upper Cretaceous (Santonian), Satan Tongue of the Mancos Shale - Sandoval Co., New Mexico 10. Basilosaurid indet. whale tooth (P3 or P4 premolar) - Eocene, Castle Hayne Formation, Comfort Member - Jones County, North Carolina 11. Petalodus ohioensis cartilaginous fish tooth - Upper Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - Coleman County, Texas 12. Penguin (taxon indet.) - Late Miocene, likely Greta Fm - Canterbury, New Zealand

It's done... 2022. What was your most beautiful asset this year? May be a find, purchase, trade, or gift. Be careful not to name sellers A very good and safe new year to everyone and a great 2023!

Today I took a trip to the annual Denver fossil show, I really enjoyed it and it wasn’t 90+ F (32+ C) this time. There were fossils and minerals from all over the world, all though mostly minerals. I tried taking pictures of mostly different fossils, and they are not representative of what was at the show. If you do decide to go (it’s open for another week) look out for fakes and resorted and composited material there were many of those. It was fun to wander around looking at everything even if most of it is far outside my budget.

I ventured out on the holiday weekend, against my better judgement, to give the Zolfo Springs stretch another try. Turned out to be much better than I expected.....traffic was minimal and only a few others in the section I wanted to work in. Fairly productive day (for me) as well which was a pleasant surprise. The one item that is new for me is the astragalus (I assume) with the added projection. I figured Harry @Harry Pristis could give me an ID, but if anyone is available on this holiday that knew who it is from, I'd appreciate it.

A new find from today along the Nye Mudstone An ocean tumbled concretion Some kind of vertebra from a fish or shark

Once again it's time for the Paradoxides to dust off the top hat and ring in the new year. I'm eagerly looking forward to another great year of spectacular fossil treasures at TFF. Happy New Year 2022!