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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Pachystropheus rhaeticus vertebrae - Triassic, Rhaetian, Westbury Formation (~210 Ma) - Aust near Bristol, UK 2. Herpetotherium fugax metatherian mammal - Oligocene, White River Fm, Orellan lnd mammal age - Converse Co, Wyoming 3. Hadrodus hewletti pycnodont fish tooth - Late Cretaceous (Ozan Fm) - Austin, Texas 4. Tyrannosaurus rex tooth - Late Cretaceous - Alberta, Canada

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Annularia radiata leaf whorls - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois 2. Millipede - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois 3. Ophiura sp. brittlestar arm segment - Cretaceous, Del Rio Formation - Travis County, Central Texas 4. Shimanskya postremus cephalopod - Pennsylvanian, Graham formation, Finis Shale member - Jacksboro, Texas 5. Tubular stromatolites, encrustation on reed stems - Oligocene, Chattian - Saint-Saturnin, near Clermont-Ferrand, France 6. Orbiculoidea (possibly O. rugata) inarticulate brachiopod - Silurian, Přídolí ,Leighton Formation - Pembroke, Maine 7. Acantotelson stimpsoni shrimp - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Grundy Co., Illinois

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Aspidichthys cf. placoderm armor - Late Devonian (Frasnian) Neuville Fm - Chimay, Belgium 2. Phlebolepis elegans thelodont scale - Silurian (Pridoli) Leighton Formation - Pembroke, Maine 3. Parvodus heterodon hybodont shark tooth - Cretaceous, Barremian, Vectis Formation - Yaverland, Isle of Wight, UK 4. Theropod indet tooth - Cretaceous, Barremian, Wessex Formation - Yaverland, Isle of Wight, UK 5. Protohadros byrdi hadrosaur tooth - Late Cretaceous, Woodbine Formation - Denton, Texas 6. Tyrannosaurus rex theropod tooth - Late Cretaceous, Scollard - Alberta, Canada 0 7. Pterosaur wing bone - Toolebuc Formation - Central Queensland, Australia 8. Potential bird claw (cf. Avisaurus) - Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, Hell Creek Fm (~66 Ma) - Baker, Montana 9. Ornithomimid foot claw (digit IV) (cf. Struthiomimus/Ornithomimus) - Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, Hell Creek Fm (~66 Ma) - Baker, Montana 10. Indet. Dromaeosauridae distal humerus - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), Hell Creek Formation (~66 Ma) - Baker, Montana

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on AUGUST 31, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Mucrospirifer thedfordensis brachiopod - Mid Devonian, Hungary Hollow Formation and Arkona Shale (350 Ma) - Rock Glen, Arkona, Ontario 2. Epihoplites compressus ammonite - Lower Cretaceous, Gault Clay. Albian Age - Cap Blanc Nez, France 3. Petrified wood, Family Lauraceae (laurel tree) - Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian age, Dawson Formation (70-66 Ma) - Arapahoe County, Colorado 4. Chlinocephalus demissifrons crab - Zanclean (lower Pliocene) - Southwest France 5. Rielaspis elegantula trilobite assemblage - Mid Silurian, Thornloe Fm - Northern Ontario 6. Solanocrinites sp. free floating Crinoid (cormatulid) - Cretaceous, - Glen Rose Formation - Texas 7. Architarbus rotundatus spider - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Morris, Illinois 8. Hippuritid rudist Vaccinites sp. (possibly V. sulcatus) - Upper Santonian-Lower Campanian/Upper Geistthal-formation, Gosau-Group - Styria, Austria 9. Dawn Redwood Cone (Metasequioa sp.) - Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, Hell Creek Fm (~66 Ma) - Baker, Montana 10. Belemnite (cf. Pachyteuthis sp.) - Mid/Late Jurassic, Oxfordian, Sundance Fm (~168-157 Ma) - Greybull, Wyoming

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Globidens sp. mosasaur tooth - Ozan Formation (late Cretaceous) - Fannin County, Texas 2. Pterosaur digit bone - Toolebuc Formation, Albian, Early Cretaceous - NW Queensland, Australia 3. Otodus naidini shark tooth - Early Danian (Pine Barrens Member, Clayton Fm.) - Central Alabama 4. Temnospondyl footprints (ichnofossil) - Early Permian - New Mexico 5. Protohadros phalanx - Woodbine Formation, Late Cretaceous - Denton, Texas 6. Amia scutata bowfin fish - Florissant Formation, Late Eocene - Florissant Fossil Quarry, Florissant, Colorado 7. Subhyracodon sp. subadult rhinoceros - Early Oligocene (Rupelian, ~33Ma) - White River Formation, Weld County, Colorado 8. Troodontid tooth - Late Cretaceous (76.9 Ma) - Dinosaur Park Fm, Iddlesleigh, Alberta, Canada 9. Turrisaspis sp. dorsal median plate - Upper Devonian, Catskill Formation - Pennsylvania 10. Ischnacanthid acanthodian jaw section - Upper Devonian, Catskill Formation - Pennsylvania 11. Grallator sp. trackway - Early Jurassic - Gaulin Dinosaur Trackway, Massachusetts

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Eurypterus remipes sea Ssorpion - Silurian - New York 2. Crussoliceras divisum ammonite - Early Kimmeridgian, Late Jurassic - Upper Danube Valley, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany 3. Sinespinaspis markhami trilobite - Cotton Formation, Late Llandovery (early Silurian) - Cotton Hill Quarry, Forbes, NSW, Australia 4. Foerstephyllum sp. calcified algae on ramose stromatoporoid sponge - Middle Ordovician - Willamson County, Tennessee 5. Tona galea gastropod - Zanclean, Lower Pliocene - Southwest France 6. Xenophora crispa gastropod - Zanclean, Lower Pliocene - Southwest France 7. Chesapecten middlesexensis encrusted by Balanus concavus - Eastover Formation, Cobham Bay Member (Late Miocene) - Virginia 8. Chonetes bastini brachiopod - Pridoli, Silurian, Leighton Formation - Pembroke, Maine 9. Craspedites mosquensis ammonite - Jurassic, Volgian (Tithonian), Craspedites nodiger ammonite zone - Samara Oblast, Kashpir, Russia 10. Eden Valley Opalised Wood with possible insect traces - Eocene, Green River Fm - Sweetwater County, Wyoming

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JULY 31, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Well, we seem to have a 3-way tie with some very diverse fossils--all spectacular and enviable finds but we need a single winner. To decide on the winner for this month's contest we're going to do a run-off contest among the 3 leading entries. Rather than another 9 days of voting we're going to have this contest run for the next 3 days to decide the ultimate winner for this month. Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! The poll ends June 14th (midnight EST). 1. Daspletosaurus sp. tyrannosaurid tooth - Late Cretaceous, Dinosaur Park FM - Steveville Area, Alberta, Canada 2. Coprolite - Late Cretaceous, Ozan Formation - Fannin County, Texas 3. Sloth claw core - Pliocene/Pleistocene - Peace River, Zolfo Springs. Florida

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends June 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Daspletosaurus sp. tyrannosaurid tooth - Late Cretaceous, Dinosaur Park FM - Steveville Area, Alberta, Canada 2. Coprolite - Late Cretaceous, Ozan Formation - Fannin County, Texas 3. Sloth claw core - Pliocene/Pleistocene - Peace River, Zolfo Springs. Florida 4. Cryptodira protostegidae, protostegid sea turtle - Early Cretaceous, Albian, Toolebuc Formation - NW, Queensland, Australia 5. Mosasaur tooth (likely Tylosaurus proriger) - Late cretaceous, Ozan Formation - Austin, Texas

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends June 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Echinocaris punctata phyllocarid (dual valves) - Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation, Hamilton Group - Deep Springs Road Quarry, Lebanon, New York 2. Mecaster lusitanicus echinoid - Tentúgal Fm, Cenomanian (C level) - Montemor-o-Velho, Coimbra, Portugal 3. Pedioceras sp, ammonite - Early Cretaceous, Paja Formation - Villa de Leyva, Colombia 4. Ringed nematodes - Pennsylvanian, Stark Shale Member - Kansas City, Missouri 5. Concavus concavus barnacle - Pliocene (Zanclean) - Rafina-Pikermi, Attika, Greece 6. Vaccinites sp. rudist - Late Cretaceous, Lower Afling-Formation, Gosau-Group - Roemaskogel-30, Kainach bei Voitsberg, Styria, Austria 7. Presently unidentified insect (possibly Horntail Wasp or Sawfly) - mid-Upper Miocene, Beluga Formation - Cook Inlet, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska IMAGES REMOVED 8. Spiriferid brachiopod - Mississipian - Indiana 9. Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab - mid-Miocene - Canterbury, New Zealand

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JUNE 30, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day , year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends May 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Ecphora quadricostata gastropod - Late Pliocene Epoch, Yorktown Formation, Rushmere Member - Virginia 2. Atactotoechus fruticosus calcareous bryozoan colony - Middle Devonian (Givetian) - New York 3. Spiriferid brachiopod with athyrid brachidium - Mississippian, Burlington Formation - Henry County, Missouri 4. Plagioptychus aguilloni rudist - Cretaceous, Geistthal Formation - Römaskogel-33, Kainach near Voitsberg, Styria, Austria 5. Crickites sp. goniatite - Late Devonian - Chimay, Belgium 6. Cricket (Superfamily Grylloidea) & Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) - Eocene, Green River Formation - Colorado 7. Gerasimovcyclus lahuseni gastropod - Jurassic, Middle Oxfordian (160 Ma) - Moscow Oblast, Peski, Russia

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends May 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Carcharodon carcharias/Extant Great White Shark - Pliocene Yorktown Formation, (3-5 Ma) - Green Mill Run, North Carolina 2. Indeterminate hadrosaurid articulated sacral vertebrae - Dinosaur Park Fm, (76.9-75.8 Ma) - Steveville Area, Alberta, Canada 3. Cretoxyrhina sp. lamniform shark vertebrae centrum - Cretaceous, Turonian - Travis County, Texas 4. Peripristis semicircularis shark tooth - LaSalle Limestone (Late Pennsylvanian) - LaSalle Co., Illinois

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on MAY 31, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day , year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends April 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Fern plate - Carboniferous, Llewellyn Formation - Schuylkill County Pennsylvania 2. Ampullina bulbiformis gastropod - Cretaceous, Grabenbach-formation? - Haspelgraben, Gams near Hieflau, Styria, Austria 3. Colonial coral - Cretaceous, Grabenbach-formation? - Haspelgraben, Gams near Hieflau, Styria, Austria 4. Macrocrinus verneuilianus crinoid calyx - Mississippian, Burlington Formation - Henry County, Missouri 5. Delocrinus vulgatus crinoid calyx - Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - Texas 6. Prehepatus harrisi calappid crab claw - Late Cretaceous Period, Wenonah Formation - Monmouth County, New Jersey 7. Aphelaspis brachyphasis trilobite - Middle Cambrian Period, Conasauga Formation - Murray County, Georgia 8. Romaniceras mexicanum ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) - Blue Hill Member, Carlile Shale - Sandoval Co., New Mexico 9. Anataphrus vigilans trilobite - Ordovician, Lower Maquoketa Formation - NE Iowa 10. Coalified (drift)wood - Jurassic, Callovian-Oxfordian (166.1 - 157.3 mya) - The Cotswolds, England, UK 11. Pathological Strombus floridanus gastropod - Upper Pliocene Pinecrest Sand Member of the Tamiami Formation - Sarasota County, Florida

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends April 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Cretodus sp. shark tooth - Late Cretaceous, Eagle Ford Group - Denton County, Texas 2. Deltodus sp. shark crushing tooth plate - Mississippian, Burlington Formation - Henry County, Missouri 3. Carcharias sp. cf. C. acutissima shark tooth - Miocene, Serravallian - Department of Gironde, France 4. Otodus angustidens shark tooth - Oligocene, Old Church Formation - Central Virginia 5. Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth - Miocene - Arcadia, Florida 6. Coprolite comprised of conodont elements - Pennsylvanian, Stark Shale Member - Kansas City, Missouri 7. Unidentified phalanx - Eocene, Lutetian, Earnley Formation - Bracklesham Bay, Sussex, UK 8. Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis shark tooth - Eocene, Lutetian, Earnley Formation - Bracklesham Bay, Sussex, UK 9. Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis - Cretaceous, Lance Formation - Weston County, Wyoming 10. Bitten coprolite, aka Dentalite - Miocene, Bed 3, Calvert Formation - Central Virginia

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on APRIL 30, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day , year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on MARCH 31, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day , year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends March 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Galeocerdo aduncus posterior tooth - Miocene (Burdigalian), Obere Meeresmolasse Formation - Bodenseekreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany 2. Cincosaurus cobbi trackways - Carboniferous Period, Pottsville Formation (358.9-288.9 Ma) - Central Alabama 3. Transitional Carcharadon sp. cf. C. hubbelli - Miocene, Greta Formation - Canterbury, New Zealand 4.

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends March 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Radiolitid rudist - Campanian / St. Bartholomä-formation, Gosau-group, Eastern Alps - St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria 2. Anataphrus vigilans trilobite - Elgin Member, Maquoketa Formation (Late Ordovician) - NE Iowa 3. Spathites puercoensis ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian), Carlile Shale - Sandoval County, New Mexico 4. Gigantocapulus problematicus Inoceramus limpet - Late Cretaceous - North Canterbury, Kaikoura, Oaro. New Zealand 5. Pecopteris fern - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Pit 4- Shadow Lakes, Wilmington, Illinois

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends February 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Prionocyclus hyatti ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian), Blue Hill Mbr. of the Carlile Shale - Sandoval County, New Mexico 2. Amoeboceras serratum ammonite with siphuncle visible - Jurassic, Upper Oxfordian (160 Ma) - Bronnitsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia 3. Acanthotelson stimpsoni shrimp - 307 million years old, Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale Layer (307 Ma) - Mazon Creek, Grundy County, Illinois

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends February 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Tylosaurus scapula with shark feeding marks - Cretaceous, Ozan Formation (84-71 Ma) - North Sulphur River, Texas 2. Xiphactinus left maxilla & associated vert - Cretaceous, Ozan Formation (84-71 Ma) - North Sulphur River, Texas 3. Protohadros byrdi caudal vertebrae - Late Cretaceous, Woodbine Formation - North Texas 4. Megaloolithidae dinosaur egg - Upper Cretaceous, Campanian (74 Ma) - Bouches-du-Rhône, France 5. Protolamna sp. shark tooth - Cretaceous, Lower Glen Rose Formation - Canyon Lake, Texas 6. Nanopus reidiae salamander trackways - Carboniferous Period, Pottsville Formation (358.9-288.9 Ma) - Central Alabama 7. Mastodon (Mammut americanum) teeth - Miocene-Pleistocene - Tipton County,Tennessee 8. Plesiosaur vertebra - Late Cretaceous, Eagle Ford Group - Denton County, Texas

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on FEBRUARY 28, 2021 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day , year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)